Batavia won against Wheaton-Warrenville South last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Batavia Bulldogs made off with a 35-34 victory over the Glenbard North Panthers. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Panthers are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Nathan Whitwell, who rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Brett Berggren got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Batavia's defensive line and their six sacks. In that department, Nick Jansey was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Josh Kahley was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making 11 total tackles, and defending a pass.
The win was the third in a row for Batavia, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Glenbard North, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
As of now, neither Batavia nor Glenbard North have any future games scheduled.
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