On Friday, Plainview faced Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Plainview Pirates took a hard 60-42 fall against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Plainview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Karter Lingenfelter.
It was another big night for Michael Koenig, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]. That's the most rushing yards Koenig has posted since back in September of 2023. Sam Cheatum was Koenig's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Plainview's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plainview will welcome Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Laurel-Concord-Coleridge likes a good challenge. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], they will challenge Lutheran-Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is facing Lutheran-Northeast at the right time seeing as Lutheran-Northeast is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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