The Polytechnic Parrots will head out on the road to face off against the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Polytechnic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Trimble Tech with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 47-30. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Parrots considering their seven-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Saidi Wasaidi, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, Arlington Heights put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Chisholm Trail by a score of 21-12. The 21-point effort marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Arlington Heights found their leader in underclassman Carson James, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave James a new career-high in rushing yards.
Polytechnic's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Arlington Heights, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Polytechnic was dealt a bruising 64-14 loss at the hands of Arlington Heights in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Polytechnic was down 38-7.
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