Maine East is 0-3 against Hoffman Estates since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Maine East Blue Demons will challenge the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maine East will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 28) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 win over Round Lake. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Demons have posted since September 1, 2023.
Maine East wouldn't let Round Lake keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Victor Nitchev led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hoffman Estates took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Wheeling. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Wildcats are ranked 401st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maine East's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Hoffman Estates, their record now sits at 2-0.
Maine East was taken down by Hoffman Estates 72-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Maine East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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