Richards has gone 8-2 against Blue Island Eisenhower recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Richards Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Richards is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Libertyville 48-15. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Wildcats are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 40-7 defeat at the hands of Lincoln-Way West last Friday.
Richards came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Island Eisenhower in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 23-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richards since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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