Vernon Hills is 8-0 against Maine East since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vernon Hills Cougars will welcome the Maine East Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. Vernon Hills is looking for their season's first victory.
Vernon Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Hoffman Estates 56-21 on Friday. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-7.
Vernon Hills' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Giuseppe Urso, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and Quami Ray, who rushed for 51 yards. The dominant performance gave Ray a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Maine East entered their contest against Wheeling on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Maine East fell just short of Wheeling by a score of 17-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Demons in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Vernon Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Maine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Vernon Hills strolled past Maine East when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-6. Does Vernon Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maine East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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