The Round Lake Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Carmel Corsairs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Round Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed by Wheeling at home to the tune of 28-0. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Wildcats are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Round Lake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mya Hagi out in front who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Justyce Bills was in the mix as well, providing Round Lake with two touchdowns.
Round Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bills and Layah Glover.
Meanwhile, Carmel made easy work of Vernon Hills on Wednesday and carried off a 27-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Corsairs.
Round Lake's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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