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Lemont will hit the road again in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 IHSA Class 6A Football Playoffs. The third-seeded Indians (10-1) will travel to top-seeded Oak Forest (10-1) for a 7 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 10.
The winner will square off in the Class 6A semifinals against the winner of the Crete-Monee/Ottawa game.
Due to broadcast rights restrictions, the location online where fans can watch the game has changed. For more information on parking at Oak Forest and the updated location to watch the game online, click here.
There will be no ticket presale at Lemont High School for this weekend's game. However, fans are encouraged to arrive at the game early on Saturday in Oak Forest, where the gates will open at 6 p.m.
Lemont fans are encouraged to wear white to support the Indians as they make their sixth straight IHSA Quarterfinals appearance.
Head coach Eric Michaelsen's squad has won seven straight in the series against Oak Forest, and handed the Bengals their only loss this season in Week Five - a 17-14 decision at Oak Forest.
Lemont has beaten Oak Forest on the road in the playoffs twice in the last five years - in the semifinal round in 2007 (27-20) to earn its first-ever state finals berth, and again in the second round in 2011 (35-14).
Lemont, Oak Forest and T.F. South finished in a three-way tie for the 2012 South Suburban Conference-Blue Division title.
Oak Forest High School is located at 15201 S. Central Avenue in Oak Forest.
Editor's note: Information for this story was provided in a press release from Lemont High School.
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