Litchfield/Mt. Olive was the 38-34 winner over Vandalia when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Litchfield/Mt. Olive were beaten by the Vandalia Vandals 54-25 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Litchfield/Mt. Olive can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 386th, while Vandalia is ranked 189th).
When it comes to explaining why Litchfield/Mt. Olive lost, don't look at Ethan Saathoff. Despite the final result, he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 128 yards on six of 17 attempts. Those 120 rushing yards gave Saathoff a new career-high. 86 of Saathoff's passing yards were hauled in by Martavious Jones.
Even though they lost, Litchfield/Mt. Olive was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. As for Vandalia, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
As of now, neither Litchfield/Mt. Olive nor Vandalia have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
