Batavia is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hoffman Estates is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bulldogs will host the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Batavia will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Batavia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Wheaton-Warrenville South for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-12 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Batavia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brett Berggren led the charge by rushing for 89 yards and a pair of scores, while also picking up 76 receiving yards and one touchdown. Berggren was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 66 yards. Michael Vander Luitgaren was another key signal caller, throwing for 180 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Batavia's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Gavin Pecor refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Batavia got some further help from Nick Jansey: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Hoffman Estates ended up a good deal behind Barrington on Friday and lost 38-19. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Fillies/Broncos are ranked fifth).
Batavia's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Hoffman Estates, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season.
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