The Ridgeview/Lexington Mustangs will take on the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Ridgeview/Lexington extended their winning streak to seven on Friday. The Mustangs breezed past Fieldcrest to the tune of 46-8. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Knights are ranked 454th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Deer Creek-Mackinaw was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Warrensburg-Latham 46-13. The Chiefs pushed the score to 30-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals had little chance of recovering from.
Ridgeview/Lexington's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Ridgeview/Lexington suffered a grim 30-8 defeat to Deer Creek-Mackinaw in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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