After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Carlinville, Litchfield/Mt. Olive was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Southwestern Piasa Birds as Litchfield/Mt. Olive made off with a 30-6 victory. This was payback for Litchfield/Mt. Olive, who suffered a 27-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Saathoff out in front who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards. Martavious Jones was Saathoff's top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of JB Bowles and Jones. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive will head out to square off against North Mac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southwestern, they will host Pana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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