Football Preview: Evansville Central Bears vs. Evansville Reitz Panthers
The Evansville Central Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Central has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 30.
Evansville Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Evansville North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Evansville Central was dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Evansville North. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Evansville Reitz faced off against Evansville Mater Dei on Friday. Evansville Reitz secured a 21-17 W over Evansville Mater Dei. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Evansville Reitz's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Darrett led the charge by picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards. Ben Davies was another key signal caller, throwing for 230 yards and two touchdowns.
Evansville Reitz didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aj Coates, E'Ani Clardy, and Lucas Feldmann picked up one apiece.
Evansville Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Evansville Reitz, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Evansville Central was dealt a bruising 60-7 defeat at the hands of Evansville Reitz in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evansville Reitz's Landon Mcclarney, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Evansville Central 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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