Football Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Mississinewa Indians
Eastbrook and Mississinewa are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Eastbrook Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Mississinewa Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Eastbrook is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison-Grant just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Argylls. While the Panthers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Argylls 7-0.
Bodie Howell put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mississinewa put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Elwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 58-0 win on the road. Fans of the Indians have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ah'Lijah Monday, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Ian Newsom also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mississinewa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Ott and Levi Crandall.
Eastbrook's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mississinewa, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Eastbrook has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 312.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mississinewa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Eastbrook took a serious blow against Mississinewa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-6. Thankfully for Eastbrook, Nolan Quaderer (who threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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