The Yorkville Foxes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Oswego Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Yorkville: 11.2, Oswego: 6.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Yorkville strolled past Minooka with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
The critical scores for Yorkville came from Otto Eidsness, Luke Zook, and T.J. Harland.
One reason for the win was Yorkville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Minooka's QB won't forget Lincoln Reuterskiold anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Reuterskiold also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Yorkville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Oswego put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Bolingbrook 22-6. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Raiders are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Yorkville back to even at 3-3. As for Oswego, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Yorkville strolled past Oswego when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 17-0. Does Yorkville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oswego turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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