Football Preview: Milan Indians vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
The Milan Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,102 yards in their previous games.
Milan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Greenwood Christian Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Austin Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards. Wyatt Marsh was another key player, throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 490 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Milan's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Cameron Gilb was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock beat Knightstown 51-40 on Friday.
Evan Wheeler and Elijah Edon were among the main playmakers for Eastern Hancock as the former rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
Milan now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastern Hancock, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Milan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Milan's way against Eastern Hancock in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Milan made off with a 44-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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