The Chester Yellowjackets will face off against the Waterloo Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waterloo is hoping to do what Red Bud couldn't on Friday: put an end to Chester's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Chester breezed by Red Bud at home to the tune of 44-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Zain Al-Jassim was his usual excellent self, throwing for 265 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kolton Jany was another key player, gaining 138 total yards and a touchdown.
Chester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Devante Palacio.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waterloo). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mascoutah 56-28 at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Indians are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chester pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Waterloo, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
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