Hoffman Estates is 2-8 against Barrington since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hoffman Estates Hawks will challenge the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Hoffman Estates took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Conant. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Cougars are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Barrington on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Schaumburg out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fillies/Broncos had established a 22 point advantage.
Calvin Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 64 yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Peipert, who threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barrington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hoffman Estates pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Barrington, their record is now 6-1.
Hoffman Estates came up short against Barrington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peipert, who threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Hoffman Estates knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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