The Mendota football team has lost its last dozen games. The Trojans’ last win was a 35-14 victory over Riverdale on Sept. 30, 2023.

Despite that, Mendota senior Aden Tillman has high hopes as former St. Bede coach Jim Eustice takes over the Trojans program.

“We are really striving for a playoff spot,” Tillman said. “I know people would say you should start focusing on a few wins first, but I know we have a good enough team to get far.”

Eustice is looking to turn around a program that’s gone 25-88 under two head coaches over the last 13 seasons. The Trojans have won one game or gone winless in seven of the last 12 seasons not counting the spring COVID season in 2021.

“The first goal is to end the losing streak,” Eustice said. “That’s on the kids’ minds. These kids believe they can wi

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