Milledgeville is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Beloit is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Milledgeville Missiles will host the South Beloit Sobos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Milledgeville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
Milledgeville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Hiawatha, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Milledgeville was ranked fourth). Milledgeville took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-28 victory over Hiawatha. Considering the Missiles have won eight contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, South Beloit came up short against West Carroll on Friday and fell 36-26.
Milledgeville's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for South Beloit, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Milledgeville against South Beloit when the teams last played on October 11th, as the team secured a 40-0 victory. Will Milledgeville repeat their success, or does South Beloit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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