Football Preview: Walthill Blujays vs. Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars
The Walthill Blujays will head out on the road to take on the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walthill will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Walthill is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Randolph on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Walthill was dealt a 44-12 loss at the hands of Randolph. The Blujays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lyons-Decatur Northeast duked it out withBancroft-Rosalie on Friday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast fell 54-42 to Bancroft-Rosalie. The Cougars gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Lyons-Decatur Northeast had strong showings from Gavin Hardeman, who rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and Landen Cooper, who rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Cooper a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Walthill's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
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