Warren Township has gone 9-1 against Zion-Benton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warren Township Blue Devils will welcome the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Warren Township's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Zion-Benton has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Warren Township will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Waukegan on Friday. Warren Township breezed by Waukegan at home to the tune of 43-12. With the Blue Devils ahead 36-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Aaron Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Wolf, who threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton ended up a good deal behind Lake Forest on Friday and lost 31-12. While losing is never fun, the Zee-Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Scouts are ranked 44th).
The win got Warren Township back to even at 2-2. As for Zion-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Warren Township against Zion-Benton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. Does Warren Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zion-Benton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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