After flying high against Gillespie last Saturday, Litchfield/Mt. Olive came back down to earth. Litchfield/Mt. Olive and the Staunton/Bunker Hill Bulldogs were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Litchfield/Mt. Olive suffered a 14-13 loss. Litchfield/Mt. Olive was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Staunton/Bunker Hill apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Although Litchfield/Mt. Olive took the loss, they still got scores from Ethan Saathoff and Matthew Bywater.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Staunton/Bunker Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jesse Baker, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Baker got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Staunton/Bunker Hill, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive will take on Pana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season. As for Staunton/Bunker Hill, they will face off against North Mac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Mac also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 29.4 points per game.
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