Peotone and Lisle are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Peotone Blue Devils will face off against the Lisle Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peotone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Peotone took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Streator 52-14 at home. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peotone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Lisle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Herscher, falling 28-7.
Peotone now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lisle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Peotone against Lisle when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peotone since the squad 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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