Two dominant backs in Julius Dian and Rob Lanier are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lemont Lemont HS will head out to take on the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lemont is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Lemont made off with a 43-42 win over Hillcrest.
Meanwhile, Bloomington didn't have too much trouble with Centennial on Friday as they won 35-20. Given the Purple Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Chargers are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Bloomington's victory came down to the chemistry between AJ Codron and his top target Keyontae Hamilton. Codron threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns while Hamilton picked up 64 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Codron a new career-high in rushing yards (three).
Bloomington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kenyetta Gardner and Kenner Bye. Gardner is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Lemont's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Bloomington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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