The Crane Medical Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the North Lawndale Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Crane Medical has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while North Lawndale will come in with three straight wins.
Crane Medical's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Senn on Friday. They fell 8-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, North Lawndale hadn't done well against Curie recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. North Lawndale took down Curie 24-6.
North Lawndale can attribute much of their success to Aaron Robinson, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Lawndale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Crane Medical's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for North Lawndale, their record now sits at 5-1.
Things could have been worse for Crane Medical, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-28 loss to North Lawndale in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Crane Medical avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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