The Kewanee Boilermakers will square off against the Orion Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Kewanee and five for Orion.
Kewanee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Newman Central Catholic and fell 79-32. While losing is never fun, the Boilermakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Comets are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Orion took a blow against Sherrard on Friday, falling 48-12.
Loss or not, Orion got some senior leadership from Owen Voorhees and Kale Filler. Voorhees picked up 127 receiving yards and two scores, while Filler threw for 264 yards and a pair of TDs. The Chargers are 2-1 when Voorhees posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-5 otherwise.
Orion's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Kewanee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Kewanee was able to grind out a solid win over Orion when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 44-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Filler, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 101 yards on only 13 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Boilermakers still be able to contain Filler? There's only one way to find out.
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