Freeport and Belvidere North pushed the score to 35-27 the last time they played Belvidere North, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Pretzels came up short against the Blue Thunder, falling 21-0. While losing is never fun, the Pretzels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 112th).
Freeport's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Belvidere North, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Freeport will square off against rival Belvidere at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Belvidere North is set to take on their familiar foe Rockford East at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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