Football Preview: South Bend Adams Eagles vs. Elkhart Lions
South Bend Adams hasn't had much luck against Elkhart recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Bend Adams Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Elkhart Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Bend Adams is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 7-6 win over South Bend Riley.
Meanwhile, Elkhart had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 26-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Novell Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Elkhart also got help from Zach Anderson, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
South Bend Adams' victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Elkhart, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
South Bend Adams was taken down by Elkhart 34-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can South Bend Adams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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