The Dupo Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m.
Dupo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Nashville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hornets on the road and fell 48-7. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Kaneland with a 14-10 win. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Knights are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Steven Brown had a dynamite game for Althoff Catholic, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those 160 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high.
Dupo's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Althoff Catholic, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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