The Bartlett Hawks will head out to square off against the Elgin Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bartlett will be strutting in after a win while Elgin will be coming in after a loss.
Bartlett is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Larkin to the tune of 62-12 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Elgin unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-21 loss at the hands of South Elgin. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Storm are ranked 101st).
Bartlett will have to contain Lamarin Powell as he made an impact in Elgin's last game. He picked up 85 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and one score. Powell really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards. Jamiere Moore got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Bartlett, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Bartlett couldn't quite get it done against Elgin when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 25-17. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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