Conant is 2-8 against Barrington since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Conant Cougars will face off against the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 1:00 p.m.
Conant is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Glenbrook North, falling 30-7. The Cougars were down 23-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Barrington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Maine South by a score of 42-35.
Nick Peipert was his usual excellent self, throwing for 400 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Austin Colles was Peipert's top target, picking up 197 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barrington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Conant's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Barrington, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Conant might still be hurting after the 45-19 loss they got from Barrington when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Conant, Dillon Fitzpatrick (who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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