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| 10/03/25 - Away | 35-0 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 36-12 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 24-6 W |
| 10/21/22 - Home | 47-0 W |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 62-19 W |
| + 5 more games |
After low-scoring totals in their previous four matchup, Vernon Hills brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They breezed past the Maine East Blue Demons to the tune of 35-0 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cougars just coasted through the last quarter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vernon Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Gutowski, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Those 149 rushing yards gave Gutowski a new career-high. Vernon Hills also got a significant boost from Jaelon Landers, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Vernon Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory snapped Vernon Hills' losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Maine East, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Vernon Hills wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 27-6 win against Niles West on the 10th. As for Maine East, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-0 loss against Maine West on the 10th.
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