The Palatine Pirates will challenge the Whitney Young Dolphins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palatine took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Conant. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Whitney Young's strategy against Taft on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Dolphins blew the Eagles out of the water with a 41-7 final score. The Dolphins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 27 points or more this season.
Palatine better keep an eye on Maxwell Warner. He was instrumental in Whitney Young's win, rushing for 190 yards and two TDs on only eight carries. Those 190 rushing yards gave Warner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Von Konrad, who threw for 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Whitney Young was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Palatine now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Whitney Young, their record now sits at 8-1.
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