The Little Village Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Air Force Academy Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Little Village has three straight wins, Air Force Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Back in December of 2023, Little Village was able to grind out a solid victory over Tilden, taking the game 40-33.
Meanwhile, Air Force Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Bowen. Air Force Academy has struggled against Bowen recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Little Village's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Air Force Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-10.
Little Village couldn't quite finish off Air Force Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 25-23. Can Little Village avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.