The Eureka Hornets will challenge the Peotone Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eureka's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shelbyville 27-0.
Meanwhile, Peotone waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Tigers 35-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Blue Devils just coasted through the last quarter.
Peotone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 320 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Peotone's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Herscher's QB won't forget Connor Pasch anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Eureka pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Peotone, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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