Football Preview: Greenville Comets vs. Southwestern Piasa Birds
Greenville is 7-2 against Southwestern since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greenville Comets will square off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 7:00 p.m. Greenville's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Southwestern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Greenville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Carlinville at home to the tune of 28-0. Considering the Comets have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of North Mac by a score of 35-33. One positive for the Piasa Birds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite their defeat, Southwestern saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Blake Rimbey, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, was perhaps the best of all. Rimbey got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 74 yards. Greyson Brewer was another key player, gaining 200 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Southwestern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Greenville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Greenville against Southwestern when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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