Pleasant Hill/Western hasn't had much luck against Routt Catholic/Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wolves will look to defend their home field against Routt Catholic/Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pleasant Hill/Western is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Camp Point Central on Friday. They were dealt a 60-8 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-0.
Meanwhile, Routt Catholic/Lutheran played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Calhoun/Brussels 42-14. While losing is never fun, Routt Catholic/Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Calhoun/Brussels is ranked 123rd).
Despite the loss, Routt Catholic/Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nolan Mossman picked up 115 receiving yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 69 yards.
Routt Catholic/Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Pleasant Hill/Western was dealt a bruising 54-0 defeat at the hands of Routt Catholic/Lutheran in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Thankfully for the Wolves, Kohen Hoots (who threw for 208 yards and five TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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