After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Freeburg is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Chester Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Freeburg was fully in charge, breezing past Jersey 41-7 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Aj Vahlkamp was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 112.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was John Higgins, who gained 65 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Freeburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Freeburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jase Brentlinger and Evan Renneker. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, Chester took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-6 win over Pinckneyville. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Panthers are ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Freeburg back to even at 1-1. As for Chester, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Freeburg's way against Chester in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Freeburg made off with a 31-7 victory. Does Freeburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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