The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will challenge the Metea Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Metea Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Homewood-Flossmoor, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Homewood-Flossmoor turned things around against Naperville Central on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 29-10 victory over the Redhawks. That looming 29-10 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zyon Jones, who threw for 210 yards and one touchdown while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Kourtney Smith helped Jones out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and one score, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Homewood-Flossmoor didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Naperville Central to a completion percentage of just 48.6%. The last time the Vikings' completion percentage was this high was back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 34-21 to Lockport. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Porters are ranked 39th).
The victory got Homewood-Flossmoor back to even at 4-4. As for Metea Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Homewood-Flossmoor against Metea Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 54-6 win. In that contest, the Vikings amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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