Mundelein is 1-9 against Libertyville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mundelein Mustangs will host the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Mundelein's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Stevenson on Friday. They were dealt a 36-0 defeat at the hands of the Patriots. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Libertyville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Lake Zurich 29-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Bears are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Libertyville's win came down to the chemistry between Quinn Schambow and his top target Blaise LaVista. Schambow threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes while LaVista picked up 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Schambow is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mundelein fell to 3-1. As for Libertyville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Mundelein was dealt a bruising 41-0 loss at the hands of Libertyville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schambow, who threw for 431 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.6 yards per attempt. Now that Mundelein knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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