The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will take on the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Lincoln-Way Central's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Waubonsie Valley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
If Lincoln-Way Central beats Waubonsie Valley with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Knights walked away with a 28-21 win over Andrew on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Knights' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waubonsie Valley). They really took it to Stagg for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-0 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 44-point advantage.
Waubonsie Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Lincoln-Way Central strolled past Waubonsie Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 29-13. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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