After two games on the road, Libertyville is heading back home. They will welcome the Lake Zurich Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Libertyville is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Stevenson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Libertyville blew Stevenson out of the water with a 43-14 final score. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Quinn Schambow was a one-man wrecking crew for Libertyville as he threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Schambow is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Blaise LaVista was another key player, picking up 235 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Libertyville's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Caleb Baczek was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Waukegan 41-12 on the road. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Libertyville's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Zurich, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Libertyville and Lake Zurich were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Libertyville came up empty-handed after a 29-28 defeat. Thankfully for Libertyville, Chris Pirrone (who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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