The Southwestern Piasa Birds are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Southwestern and 11 for Hillsboro dating back to last season.
Southwestern will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They took a blow against Greenville, falling 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Piasa Birds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Comets are ranked 194th).
Southwestern's loss came about despite a quality game from Greyson Brewer, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hillsboro just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 36-14 to Carlinville.
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Southwestern against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern since the team 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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