Lowell is 8-2 against Kankakee Valley since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lowell Red Devils will host the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lowell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hobart on Friday. They were outmatched by the Brickies at home and fell 42-7. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Brickies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Lowell took the loss, they still got scores from Brody Kalwinski and Gage Wimberly.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 35-28 to Culver Academies.
Defeat or not, Kankakee Valley got some senior leadership from Marco Castro and Diego Arroyo. Castro rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, while Arroyo rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. Castro's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Lowell might still be hurting after the 38-14 loss they got from Kankakee Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castro, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Lowell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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