Football Preview: South Putnam Eagles vs. Covington Trojans
Two dominant backs in Ty Benton and Cian Moore are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Putnam Eagles will take on the Covington Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Putnam is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
South Putnam is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 54-7 victory over Fountain Central. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Covington humbled Attica with a 48-7 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Wyatt Moncrief had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Beau Bishop was another key player, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Covington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Covington's defense and their four sacks. Ben Christoff was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. Covington is undefeated when Christoff posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise.
South Putnam's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Covington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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