Pleasant Hill/Western scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Unity/Seymour Mustangs. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Pleasant Hill/Western lost, don't look at Tyler Vandyne. Despite the final result, he rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Vandyne also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Pleasant Hill/Western also got a significant boost from Rydor Rodhouse, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 114 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pleasant Hill/Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Even if they lost, Pleasant Hill/Western's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. In that department, Carter Jones was the leader with 2.5. Pleasant Hill/Western is 2-1 when Jones posts one or more sacks, but 0-5 otherwise.
Pleasant Hill/Western's record is now 2-6. As for Unity/Seymour, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-5.
Pleasant Hill/Western will head out to square off against Brown County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Unity/Seymour, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Greene at 7:00 p.m. Unity/Seymour is facing North Greene at the right time seeing as North Greene is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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