The Knoxville Blue Bullets will take on the Fulton Steamers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Knoxville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Knoxville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 80-52 win over Hamilton/Warsaw at home.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fulton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Durand/Pecatonica, falling 60-36. While losing is never fun, the Steamers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Rivermen are ranked 58th).
Knoxville's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Fulton, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Knoxville was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Fulton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Knoxville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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