The Grant Community Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Grayslake Central Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grant Community knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Grayslake Central likes a good challenge.
Grant Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-17 win over Round Lake. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Tyler Zdon
| 10/10/25 vs Round Lake | 6 |
| 10/03/25 vs Wauconda | 1 |
| 09/26/25 @ Grayslake North | 1 |
| 09/12/25 @ Lakes | 1 |
| 09/05/25 @ Glenbrook North | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Tyler Zdon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 365 yards and six scores while picking up 22.8 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 14 rushing touchdowns on the season. Max Hembrey was in the mix as well, providing Grant Community with two TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Grant Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 468 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Grayslake Central played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 53-27 to Wauconda. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 111th).
Grayslake Central now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Grant Community, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Grant Community strolled past Grayslake Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 49-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad 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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