Wilmington is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Peotone is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Wilmington Wildcats will square off against the Peotone Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Wilmington beats Peotone with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Wilmington simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lisle 56-7 on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Lions are ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Peotone won against Marengo last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Peotone blew past Reed-Custer 42-7 at home. With the Blue Devils ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peotone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Peotone's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rorey Hart and Brandon Pleckham.
Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Peotone, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Peotone in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Wilmington made off with a 34-14 victory. Will Wilmington repeat their success, or does Peotone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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