Football Preview: Unity/Seymour Mustangs vs. Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers
Unity/Seymour and Greenfield/Northwestern are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 1901, but not for long. The Unity/Seymour Mustangs will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Unity/Seymour is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were beaten by West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] 50-22 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Mustangs have suffered against the Cougars since August 29, 2014.
Meanwhile, Greenfield/Northwestern gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Brown County a 6-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Hornets are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Unity/Seymour took a serious blow against Greenfield/Northwestern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenfield/Northwestern's Dylan Pembrook, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Unity/Seymour knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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