Football Preview: Hillsboro Hiltoppers vs. Litchfield/Mt. Olive
The Hillsboro Hiltoppers will square off against Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsboro will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Hillsboro lost to Gillespie on the road by a 21-7 margin.
Hillsboro's defeat came about despite a quality game from Amony Anderson, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Litchfield/Mt. Olive entered their matchup against Greenville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Litchfield/Mt. Olive took a blow against Greenville, falling 54-17. While losing is never fun, Litchfield/Mt. Olive can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Greenville is ranked 181st).
Although Litchfield/Mt. Olive took the loss, they still got scores from Keaton Morgan and Martavious Jones.
Hillsboro's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Litchfield/Mt. Olive, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Hillsboro couldn't quite finish off Litchfield/Mt. Olive when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 9-7. Will Hillsboro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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