Football Recap: Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves vs. North Greene Spartans
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Hill/Western). They strolled past the North Greene Spartans with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 22-6. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wolves as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Waylon White was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pleasant Hill/Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pleasant Hill/Western didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Vandyne and Isaac Coventon.
Despite the loss, North Greene still got an impressive performance from Brody Berry, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Pleasant Hill/Western's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for North Greene, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Hill/Western will challenge Calhoun/Brussels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun/Brussels' defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Pleasant Hill/Western's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for North Greene, their road trip will continue as they head out to face West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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