Two dominant backs in Vernon Cole and Memphis Huguley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lane Tech Champions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oswego Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Lane Tech 5.1, Oswego 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lane Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Perspectives Leadership/IIT/Joslin/Tech for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-6 victory. The Champions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Blake Perkins was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 86 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 61 yards and one touchdown. Aidan Andrich also helped with two scores in total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lane Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Lane Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Taylor Clay, Jordan Ramirez, and Ben Ruprecht picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, despite more penalty yards than offensive yards (25 to three), Oswego somehow pulled a rabbit out of their hat on Friday. They came out on top against Naperville North by a score of 17-7. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lane Tech's record now sits at 9-1. As for Oswego, their record is now 8-2.
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