Pleasant Hope/Halfway will venture away from home to take on the Sherwood Marksmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Hope/Halfway will be strutting in after a victory while Sherwood will be coming in after a loss.
Pleasant Hope/Halfway will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Central on Friday. Pleasant Hope/Halfway walked away with a 56-44 win over Central.
A big part of Pleasant Hope/Halfway's victory came down to the chemistry between Case Murray and his top target Caleb Altic. Murray picked up 163 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Altic gained 198 total yards and four touchdowns. Altic also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Pleasant Hope/Halfway's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dayton Altic and Murray.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Sherwood was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of Warsaw. While losing is never fun, the Marksmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Wildcats are ranked 67th).
Pleasant Hope/Halfway's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Sherwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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