Ottawa hasn't had much luck against LaSalle-Peru recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ottawa Pirates will head out to challenge the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Ottawa will be strutting in after a victory while LaSalle-Peru will be coming in after a loss.
Ottawa will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Streator on Friday. Ottawa claimed a resounding 34-7 win over Streator on the road. The victory was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
LaSalle-Peru might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 22-14 to Metamora, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Redbirds are ranked 69th).
Ottawa's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for LaSalle-Peru, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Ottawa came up short against LaSalle-Peru in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-19. Can Ottawa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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