Football Recap: Providence Pioneers vs. Corydon Central Panthers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence). They blew past the Corydon Central Panthers, posting a 52-21 win at home. Considering the Pioneers have won three games by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Preston Kempf continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cooper Ross was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Providence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Corydon Central still got an impressive performance from Bobby Sharp, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Lawyer got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Providence's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Corydon Central, they moved to 3-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Providence will venture away from home to face off against North Harrison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so North Harrison's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Corydon Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corydon Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
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