The West Carroll Thunder will venture away from home to face off against the South Beloit Sobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Carroll is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
West Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Polo, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (West Carroll was ranked 12th). West Carroll was beaten by Polo 52-6 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Thunder couldn't push the score so high this time.
South Beloit never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Christian Life/Keith Country Day/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Christian Life/Keith Country Day/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy 52-8 on the road. That 44 point margin sets a new team best for the Sobos this season.
Chase Herrington and Kaden Cook were among the main playmakers for South Beloit as the former gained 156 total yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Beloit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Another reason for the win was South Beloit's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Reece Binder was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
West Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for South Beloit, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
Everything came up roses for West Carroll against South Beloit when the teams last played back in September of 2015, as the team secured a 56-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Carroll since the squad 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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