Warren Township is 9-1 against Zion-Benton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Warren Township Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Warren Township's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Zion-Benton has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Warren Township will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Waukegan on Friday. Warren Township breezed by Waukegan at home to the tune of 43-12. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Aaron Stewart was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Wolf, who threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton lost to Lake Forest at home by a 31-12 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Zee-Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Scouts are ranked 44th).
The win got Warren Township back to even at 2-2. As for Zion-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Warren Township against Zion-Benton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. Will Warren Township repeat their success, or does Zion-Benton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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