The Crystal Lake South Gators will face off against the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Crystal Lake South has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Jacobs will arrive with four straight wins.
Crystal Lake South is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cary-Grove on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Crystal Lake South was beaten by Cary-Grove 50-7. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Trojans are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Jacobs strolled past McHenry with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-19.
Jacobs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caden Dumelle led the charge by rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Goehring, who rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Crystal Lake South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Jacobs, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Crystal Lake South suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Jacobs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacobs' Tyvon Boddie (T.O. Boddie), who rushed for 108 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Crystal Lake South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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