The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will square off against the Metea Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Homewood-Flossmoor had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Lincoln-Way East put an end to it on Friday. Homewood-Flossmoor was dealt a 48-7 loss at the hands of Lincoln-Way East. The Vikings have struggled against the Griffins recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Homewood-Flossmoor's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Jalen White was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Sandburg, falling 53-12. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Eagles are ranked 17th).
Homewood-Flossmoor's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Metea Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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