Prospect proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 27) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hersey Huskies 30-27. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 28-3 defeat the Huskies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Hersey's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colton Gumino, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and Brandon Jenkins, who rushed for 252 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Jenkins' longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
The victory (which was Prospect's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. As for Hersey, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.
Prospect will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Buffalo Grove at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. As for Hersey, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 49-7 win against Rolling Meadows on the 18th.
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