Week 8 Games to Watch: Palatine (5-2) at Barrington (7-0)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Mid Suburban League matchup is high stakes, with the winner potentially securing a MSL West Conference Championship. Both teams are undefeated in conference play and surely heading for the playoffs. Palatine's two losses came at the hands of some of the states top programs in St. Charles North and Maine South. Meanwhile, Barrington has remained perfect, with stand out wins over Warren and Prospect early on in the season. Barrington is also coming off a big win over conference foe Hoffman Estates, as Palatine defeated Conant at home a week ago. The following prospects are 3 players from each team who will need to have big performances for their team to secure a victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PALATINE PIRATES</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["161321"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The senior tailback is off to Tulane following this season. Before he begins his journey at the next level, Ball is ready to make one last run in his final campaign with the Pirates. Ball may be one of the fastest players in the state, as he can accelerate faster than most. 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He'll be an integral piece up front for the Pirates against a strong Barrington defensive front. Look out for this rising prospect to clear running games for [player_tooltip player_id='161321' first='Dominik' last='Ball'] all night.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6528a3e38faad"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>BARRINGTON BRONCOS</strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["898676"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Marusich is a senior two-way player who is putting together his best season yet. 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