The Fremd Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Schaumburg Saxons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fremd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season.
Fremd is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Palatine, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Fremd was ranked 22nd). Fremd took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palatine on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Fremd's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Johnny O'Brien, who threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns, and Brennan Saxe 2025 Wr/Db, who picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Saxe 2025 Wr/Db was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 59 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Marquan Brewster.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Schaumburg was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a blow against Barrington, falling 42-6. The Saxons were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Fremd moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Schaumburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Fremd against Schaumburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-6 victory. In that contest, Fremd amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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