Football Preview: Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks vs. Harrisonville Wildcats
Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks will face off against the Harrisonville Wildcats on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Harrisonville is hoping to do what Nevada couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Pleasant Hill's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Pleasant Hill blew past Nevada 46-21. The Roosters/Chicks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harrisonville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 52-14. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 35 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Levi Hall, who rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game. 84 of Hall's passing yards were hauled in by Josiah Sims, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Harrisonville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for Pleasant Hill, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Pleasant Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Harrisonville in their previous matchup back in October, winning 41-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harrisonville's Brandon Phillips, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pleasant Hill still be able to contain Phillips? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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