Litchfield/Mt. Olive will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Litchfield/Mt. Olive focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 37-12 to Carlinville. Litchfield/Mt. Olive hasn't had much luck with Carlinville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Litchfield/Mt. Olive took the loss, they still got scores from Kayden Bergman and Keaton Morgan.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Matthew Bywater, Morgan, and Max Leitschuh picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Southwestern gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They strolled past Gillespie with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southwestern's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Konnor Towell and James Lahai-Pumagoi who racked up four sacks between them. Lahai-Pumagoi's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive came up short against Southwestern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 27-21. Will Litchfield/Mt. Olive have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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