Football Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Milan Indians
After two games on the road, Eastern Hancock is heading back home. They will welcome the Milan Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Eastern Hancock earned a 51-40 victory over Knightstown.
Eastern Hancock relied on the efforts of Evan Wheeler, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and Elijah Edon, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastern Hancock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knightstown only rushed for 144.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milan). They took down Greenwood Christian Academy 64-48 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
It was another big night for Austin Green, who rushed for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Marsh, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Eastern Hancock now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Milan, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Eastern Hancock might still be hurting after the 44-19 loss they got from Milan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green, who rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Eastern Hancock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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