Rantoul hasn't had much luck against Paxton-Buckley-Loda recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rantoul Eagles will challenge the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Rantoul's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Prairie Central on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hawks at home and fell 49-0.
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Pontiac on the road to the tune of 46-14. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Indians are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robert Boyd-Meents continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Bryar Cosgrove got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Cosgrove and Ethan Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Rantoul's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Rantoul was taken down by Paxton-Buckley-Loda 57-26 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boyd-Meents, who rushed for 130 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Rantoul 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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