The Mendota Trojans will take on the Sherrard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mendota will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-10, which was the final score in Mendota's tilt against Monmouth-Roseville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Titans are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Sherrard came into Friday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They secured a 20-14 W over Hall/Putnam County on Friday. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mendota's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Sherrard, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Mendota strolled past Sherrard when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a score of 49-35. Does Mendota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sherrard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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