West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Greenfield/Northwestern is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars will challenge the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield/Northwestern took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], who comes in off a win.
On Friday, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] needed a bit of extra time to put away Pleasant Hill/Western. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wolves 22-20. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Wolves are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryker Ford was a one-man wrecking crew for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] as he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Ford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Greenfield/Northwestern finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Calhoun/Brussels, falling 20-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] took a serious blow against Greenfield/Northwestern when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-6. Thankfully for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], Dylan Pembrook (who threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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