Oak Forest hasn't had much luck against Hillcrest recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oak Forest Bengals will look to defend their home field against the Hillcrest Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Oak Forest is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Sandburg on the road and fell 43-12. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Eagles are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hillcrest's offense. They lost 21-0 to Montini Catholic on Friday. The Hawks have struggled against the Broncos recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Oak Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Oak Forest came up short against Hillcrest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 48-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hillcrest's Gary Bradley, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Oak Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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