The Southwestern Piasa Birds will challenge Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Litchfield/Mt. Olive took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwestern, who comes in off a win.
Southwestern is headed out to face Litchfield/Mt. Olive after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Southwestern strolled past Gillespie with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7.
The critical scores for Southwestern came from Konnor Towell, Greyson Brewer, and Connor Wood.
Southwestern's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Towell and James Lahai-Pumagoi who racked up four sacks between them. Towell also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Carlinville, falling 37-12. Litchfield/Mt. Olive hasn't had much luck with Carlinville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Matthew Bywater, Keaton Morgan, and Max Leitschuh picked up one apiece.
Southwestern didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Litchfield/Mt. Olive in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. 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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