If Orion was feeling good fresh off their 37-14 takedown of Sherrard last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Orion Chargers fell 44-34 to the Kewanee Boilermakers on Friday. The Chargers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Boilermakers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2019.
When it comes to explaining why Orion lost, don't look at Kale Filler. Despite the final result, he threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 101 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Filler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Orion was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 213.3.
Orion dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Kewanee, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Orion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kewanee, they will challenge Richland County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Richland County will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Kewanee surely won't give up without a fight.
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