Chicago Hope Academy will head out on the road to square off against the Chicago Christian Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Chicago Hope Academy is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wheaton Academy on Friday. Chicago Hope Academy took a blow against Wheaton Academy, falling 42-14. While losing is never fun, Chicago Hope Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Wheaton Academy is ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chicago Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Marian Central Catholic 27-6 on Friday. Considering the Knights have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kenny Jager continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Boersma, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chicago Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Chicago Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Christian Flutman and Edward Van Dellen.
Chicago Hope Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Chicago Christian, their record now sits at 3-1.
Chicago Hope Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Chicago Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chicago Hope Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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