Zion-Benton hasn't had much luck against Lake Zurich recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will head out to square off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Zion-Benton is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Warren Township 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Zee-Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over Lake Forest on Friday.
Zion-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lake Zurich, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Zion-Benton might still be hurting after the 31-7 defeat they got from Lake Zurich in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Zion-Benton was down 21-0.
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