The Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers will head out to take on the Metro-East Lutheran Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hutsonville/Palestine will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hutsonville/Palestine is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Martinsville on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hutsonville/Palestine was dealt a 46-6 loss at the hands of Martinsville. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bluestreaks are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Metro-East Lutheran was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 20-15 to South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville. The Knights have struggled against the Ponies recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Metro-East Lutheran might have lost, but man, Andrew Adams was a machine: he rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Adams also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Metro-East Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Zach Daly, Adams, and Tim Schilbe picked up one apiece. Adams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Metro-East Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Hutsonville/Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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