If Illinois Valley was feeling good off their 38-14 takedown of Bonanza last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Illinois Valley Cougars took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lowell Devils on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Illinois Valley lost, don't look at Zack Dugas. Despite the final result, he threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards. That's the most rushing yards Dugas has posted since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Jeremiah Izzo.
Illinois Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Lowell, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Illinois Valley will square off against Colton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lowell, they will take on Bonanza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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