No. 2 Lincoln-Way East at No. 3 Batavia, 7 p.m. Friday
An argument could be made that no team scheduled two more challenging road games to start the season than Lincoln-Way East (1-0), which opened with a dominant 52-12 victory against Kenwood at Gately Stadium. Caden O’Rourke, a quick 6-5 lineman, leads the Griffins’ defense. Braden Tischer is an experienced quarterback who passed for 170 yards and three touchdowns against Kenwood, and senior Nuri Muhammad ran for three touchdowns. Iowa commit Josh Janowski anchors the offensive line. Batavia also opened with a victory against a Public League power, beating Phillips 42-20. The Bulldogs (1-0) also have a proven quarterback in Ryan Boe, who passed for 307 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score. Ben Fiegel, who had four tackles for loss, and Kyle Porter, who had an interception, paced the defense.
