Zion-Benton is 1-9 against Libertyville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees are on the road again to play the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
Zion-Benton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lake Zurich on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Zion-Benton was dealt a 38-6 loss at the hands of Lake Zurich. While losing is never fun, the Zee-Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Bears are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Libertyville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over Waukegan at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
Quinn Schambow was his usual excellent self, throwing for 280 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Blaise LaVista also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Zion-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Libertyville, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Zion-Benton was dealt a bruising 28-0 loss at the hands of Libertyville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Zion-Benton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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