Two dominant backs in Jalen Belford and Holden Jacobsen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Madison Trojans will take on the Red Hill Salukis at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Madison nor Red Hill posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Madison is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Murphysboro on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Madison took a blow against Murphysboro, falling 51-6. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Red Devils are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, Red Hill lost to Eastern Greene on the road by a 28-12 margin on Friday. The Salukis have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Red Hill took the loss, they still got scores from Levi Mccullough and Karson Tully.
Red Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Decker and Tully.
Madison's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Red Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Madison took a serious blow against Red Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 44-12. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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