Football Preview: Evansville Reitz Panthers vs. Evansville Central Bears
The Evansville Reitz Panthers will take on the Evansville Central Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Reitz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Evansville Reitz took on 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 win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Darrett, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed 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.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by Evansville North 35-7. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
The victory made it two in a row for Evansville Reitz and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Evansville Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Evansville Reitz against Evansville Central when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 60-7 win. In that matchup, Evansville Reitz amassed a halftime lead of 40-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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