Football Preview: Brown County Hornets vs. Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves
Brown County has gone 6-1 against Pleasant Hill/Western recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Brown County Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Brown County after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost to Calhoun/Brussels on the road by a 31-16 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Warriors are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill/Western scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Unity/Seymour. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Pleasant Hill/Western might have lost, but man, Tyler Vandyne was a machine: he rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Vandyne a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Waylon White, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Pleasant Hill/Western's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Carter Jones was especially locked on to Unity/Seymour's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Jones also sacked 2.5 sacks, which is notable because Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 0-5 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Pleasant Hill/Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Brown County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Brown County against Pleasant Hill/Western when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-20 win. Does Brown County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Hill/Western turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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