The Arcola Purple Riders are taking a road trip to face off against the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arcola will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Arcola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] with a sharp 44-20 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Villa Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-0 to Cumberland, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Villa Grove's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cadyn Kamp and Noah Wilcoxon.
The victory got Arcola back to even at 2-2. As for Villa Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Arcola came up short against Villa Grove in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Arcola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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