The Warren Township Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Palatine Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Warren Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
Warren Township is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Libertyville on Friday. Warren Township fell 35-28 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Wildcats are ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Warren Township got top-tier performance from Aaron Stewart, who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns. Stewart's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Warren Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Palatine entered their tilt with Barrington on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They managed a 30-24 win over the Fillies/Broncos.
Warren Township's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Palatine, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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