Lake Forest has gone 10-0 against Mundelein recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Forest Scouts will head out to face off against the Mundelein Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Lake Forest beats Mundelein with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Lake Forest walked away with a 42-35 victory over Libertyville on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scouts.
Meanwhile, Mundelein got themselves on the board against Waukegan on Friday, but Waukegan never followed suit. They blew past the Bulldogs 35-0 on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mundelein's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Young, who threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. That's the most rushing yards Young has posted since back in August. Another receiver making a difference was Ethan Connelly, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mundelein was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lake Forest's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Mundelein, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Everything went Lake Forest's way against Mundelein in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lake Forest made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Forest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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