The Naperville Central Redhawks will challenge the Andrew Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andrew took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Naperville Central, who comes in off a win.
If Naperville Central beats Andrew with 24 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Naperville Central narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Naperville North 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Redhawks have posted since September 1, 2023.
Meanwhile, Andrew came up short against Lincoln-Way West on Friday, falling 41-19. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Warriors are ranked 33rd).
The victory made it two in a row for Naperville Central and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Andrew, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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