The Sherwood Marksmen will challenge Pleasant Hope/Halfway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Sherwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
Sherwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Warsaw last Friday. They were dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Marksmen in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Pleasant Hope/Halfway made sure to put some points up on the board against Central on Friday. Pleasant Hope/Halfway came out on top against Central by a score of 56-44.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pleasant Hope/Halfway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Altic, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Altic didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made eight total tackles. Another pass catcher making a difference was Case Murray, who picked up 163 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Pleasant Hope/Halfway wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carson Simon, Rourke Price, and Price picked up one apiece.
Sherwood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pleasant Hope/Halfway, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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