The Vernon Hills Cougars will take on the Wheeling Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Vernon Hills came up short against Lakes and fell 31-20.
Although Vernon Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Colin Mcmurray, Brandon Malveaux, and Jack Gutowski.
Even though they lost, Vernon Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were beaten by Hoffman Estates 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Hawks are ranked 86th).
Vernon Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wheeling, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Vernon Hills couldn't quite finish off Wheeling when the teams last played back in September of 2018 and fell 45-42. Thankfully for Vernon Hills, Michael Best (who threw for 374 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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