Football Preview: Pontiac Indians vs. St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans
The Pontiac Indians will face off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pontiac has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while St. Joseph-Ogden will come in with six straight wins.
Pontiac is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Tolono Unity on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pontiac took a blow against Tolono Unity, falling 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Rockets are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden strolled past Bloomington Central Catholic with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-19.
KODEY MCKINNEY continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Coy Taylor was MCKINNEY's top target, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Joseph-Ogden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Thome and Tim Blackburn-Kelley. Thome has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Pontiac's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Pontiac was dealt a bruising 54-14 loss at the hands of St. Joseph-Ogden when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pontiac was down 42-0.
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