Homewood-Flossmoor has beaten...

H-F senior Justin Hall.

...Lincoln-Way East in their last two meetings and in three of the last four. But the Griffins have defeated the Vikings eight out of the last eleven games since 2004. Does either one of these statistics matter for Friday night's Game of the Week? I don't know.

Both of these Southwest Suburban teams are undefeated, of course, and this contest should determine the conference champion. (Although I never understood why that mattered so much. Aren't we more interested in who goes further in postseason play?)

LWE sophomore A.J. Henning.

The visiting Griffins of Lincoln-Way East are ranked No. 1 in both the Tribune and the Sun-Times and No. 2 in MaxPreps. (They always have to be different, don't they?) So far the Frankfort squad has outscored its opponents, 171-56, over schools -- including Maine South -- with a combined record of 17-8. Not bad. (Home team in CAPS.)

LINCOLN-WAY EAST 27, Crete-Monee 7
Lincoln-Way East 28, MAINE SOUTH 26
Lincoln-Way East 42, ANDREW 2
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 46, Sandburg 7
Lincoln-Way East 28, LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 14

Homewood-Flossmoor, for its part, is ranked No. 3 in MaxPreps, No. 6 in the Trib and No. 7 in the Sun-Times. The Vikings are averaging 46 points a game, having outscored its opponents, 230-56, with a combined record of 16-11.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 63, Michigan City (IN) 21
Homewood-Flossmoor 43, SOUTHERN DURHAM (NC) 6
Homewood-Flossmoor 48, STAGG 0
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 48, Bolingbrook 20
Homewood-Flossmoor 28, LINCOLN-WAY WEST 9

Here's the history of the two since 2004.

2016: Homewood-Flossmoor 35, LINCOLN-WAY EAST 30
2015: HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 28, Lincoln-Way East 3
2014: LINCOLN-WAY EAST 43, Homewood-Flossmoor 40
2013: HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 24, Lincoln-Way East 21
2012: LINCOLN-WAY EAST 35, Homewood-Flossmoor 20
2011: Lincoln-Way East 38, HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 21
2010: LINCOLN-WAY EAST 31, Homewood-Flossmoor 21
2009: Lincoln-Way East 36, HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 0
2008: Lincoln-Way East 29, HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 0
2007: N/A
2006: N/A
2005: LINCOLN-WAY EAST 38, Homewood-Flossmoor 13
2004: Lincoln-Way East 24, HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 0

Who wins this one? The rankings would suggest the Griffins, but home field advantage is with the Vikings. Either way, it should be a high-scoring affair. Take the over.