The Maine West Warriors and the Lincoln-Way Central Knights are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln-Way Central is hoping to do what Niles North couldn't on Friday: put an end to Maine West's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Maine West simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Niles North 41-7.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Raptors to the tune of 51-12. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Raptors are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maine West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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