The Pana Panthers will head out on the road to square off against Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pana has four straight victories, Litchfield/Mt. Olive has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pana is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-12 win over North Mac. The result was nothing new for Pana, who have now won five games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Pana got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cayden Durbin out in front who rushed for 109 yards and three TDs on only nine carries. Another pass catcher making a difference was Cash Lynch, who gained 119 total yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Pana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eian Vaughn and Lynch. Pana got some further help from Carter Barber: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Litchfield/Mt. Olive ended up a good deal behind Hillsboro on Friday and lost 35-21.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pana, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Pana's way against Litchfield/Mt. Olive when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Pana made off with a 41-21 victory. In that matchup, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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