Southwestern's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over the Hillsboro Hiltoppers. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Piasa Birds considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Greyson Brewer had a dynamite game for Southwestern, rushing for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Brewer a new career-high in rushing yards. Ian Brantley also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Despite the loss, Hillsboro still got an impressive performance from Amony Anderson, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Anderson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. Cody Boerckel was another key player, rushing for 12 yards and two touchdowns.
Southwestern's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Hillsboro, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
As of now, neither Southwestern nor Hillsboro have any future games scheduled.
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