The Bremen Braves were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 25-21 to the Shepard Astros. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Astros are ranked 83rd).
Bremen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Shepard, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bremen is set to take on their familiar foe Sandburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Shepard will square off against rival Blue Island Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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