North Greene is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Routt Catholic/Lutheran a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The North Greene Spartans will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Routt Catholic/Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
North Greene is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Camp Point Central on Friday, falling 69-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Panthers are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Routt Catholic/Lutheran lost to Calhoun/Brussels at home by a 37-19 margin on Saturday.
Loss or not, Routt Catholic/Lutheran got some senior leadership from Eli Olson and Kellen Creviston. Olson picked up 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Creviston. threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Olson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Even if they lost, Routt Catholic/Lutheran's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Aiden Meyer was the leader with two. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
North Greene was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Routt Catholic/Lutheran when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creviston, who threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that North Greene knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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