Palatine was happy to get off to a hot start in their 2025 opener as playmakers Kole Fager and Jayden Evans led the way with five combined touchdowns as the Pirates claimed a 39-22 road victory over Rolling Meadows on Friday evening.

The Pirates had dropped their opening matchup in each of the past two seasons, so they entered this season with a little extra motivation.

“Historically, Palatine is not really a Week One team,” said Fager. “But I think we all love to prove people wrong and just prove all of the odds not to be true.”

While Palatine got their season started on a positive note, they certainly had to work for it.

Rolling Meadows got the scoring started early in this one, as Luke Harvey sprinted into open field and took the first play of the season 66-yards for a Mustang touch

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