Warren Township has gone 9-1 against Zion-Benton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warren Township Blue Devils will welcome the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Warren Township's favor as the team 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 contest 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 blew past Waukegan 43-12 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Aaron Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jack Wolf, who threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton ended up a good deal behind Lake Forest on Friday and lost 31-12. 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 loss 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 squad secured a 42-0 victory. Does Warren Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zion-Benton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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