The Sandburg Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Metea Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Sandburg's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Metea Valley has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sandburg beat Lincoln-Way West 28-22.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 46-7, which was the final score in Metea Valley's tilt against Andrew on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 110th).
Sandburg's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Metea Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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