Football Preview: Rushville-Industry Rockets vs. Havana Ducks
Rushville-Industry has gone 4-0 against Havana recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rushville-Industry Rockets will host the Havana Ducks at 7:00 p.m. Rushville-Industry will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Rushville-Industry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Abingdon/Avon by a score of 40-32 on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jordan Mcginnis and he. Mcginnis rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries while he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rushville-Industry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Rushville-Industry's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Gossage and Chase Bickerman. Gossage is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Havana lost 33-13 to Stark County on Friday.
Rushville-Industry's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Havana, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rushville-Industry didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Havana in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-22 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Havana's Jaron Boggs, who picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rushville-Industry to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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