Football Recap: Litchfield/Mt. Olive vs. Gillespie Miners
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Litchfield/Mt. Olive). They blew past the Gillespie Miners 42-9 at home on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
A big part of Litchfield/Mt. Olive's victory came down to the chemistry between Ethan Saathoff and his top target Matthew Bywater. Saathoff threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes while Bywater gained 166 total yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 77 yards. Caleb Coulter helped Saathoff out on the ground, rushing for 119 yards on only 11 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Litchfield/Mt. Olive was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gillespie only rushed for 50.
The win got Litchfield/Mt. Olive back to even at 3-3. As for Gillespie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Litchfield/Mt. Olive will host Staunton/Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Litchfield/Mt. Olive will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Gillespie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season.
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