The Southwestern Piasa Birds will venture away from home to take on the New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southwestern's defense has only allowed 25.5 points per game this season, so New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Southwestern ended up a good deal behind Vandalia and lost 42-28. The Piasa Birds haven't had much luck with the Vandals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly won against North Mac last Tuesday with 59 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly claimed a resounding 59-10 victory over Sangamon Valley/Tri-City. The game marked the Vipers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Southwestern and New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Southwestern came up empty-handed after a 34-33 loss. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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