The Herscher Tigers will challenge the Reed-Custer Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Herscher's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Manteno on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers at home and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Panthers are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Reed-Custer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Peotone, falling 42-7. The Comets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Herscher dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Reed-Custer, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Herscher lost to Reed-Custer on the road by a decisive 36-20 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Herscher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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