Litchfield/Mt. Olive will venture away from home to take on the Pana Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Litchfield/Mt. Olive was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Staunton/Bunker Hill.
Although Litchfield/Mt. Olive took the loss, they still got scores from Ethan Saathoff and Matthew Bywater.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pana on the road against Gillespie on Friday as the squad secured a 54-13 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Miners are ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Wyatt Kile, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Cash Lynch was Kile's top target, picking up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pana, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pana in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-15 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Litchfield/Mt. Olive 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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