The Larkin Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Bartlett Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Larkin's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Aurora on Friday. They had to suffer through a 57-0 loss at the hands of the Blackhawks. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 52nd).
Meanwhile, a win for Bartlett just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 48-25 to South Elgin. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for Larkin and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Bartlett, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Larkin came up short against Bartlett in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Larkin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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