The Naperville Central Redhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Lockport Porters at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Naperville Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lincoln-Way East on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Redhawks were dealt a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Griffins. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Griffins are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Lockport came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-17 victory over Naperville North on Friday.
Naperville Central's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lockport, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3.
Naperville Central beat Lockport 31-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Do the Redhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Porters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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