Pittsfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans 50-8. While losing is never fun, the Saukees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Trojans are ranked 89th).
Even though they lost, Pittsfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Ryne Sheppard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Maroa-Forsyth, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Those 90 rushing yards gave Sheppard a new career-high. Grant Smith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Pittsfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Pittsfield will take on Pleasant Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they and Olympia are set to duel on Friday. Maroa-Forsyth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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