Football Preview: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs
The Mooresville Pioneers will take on the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Mooresville and three for Franklin Community.
Last Friday, Mooresville had to suffer through a 55-14 loss at the hands of Decatur Central. The Pioneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tyler Denny, who picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards. Kaden Bruhn was another key pass catcher, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-7, which was the final score in Franklin Community's tilt against Martinsville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Grizzly Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Artesians are ranked 22nd).
Alex Leugers put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
Mooresville's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Franklin Community, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mooresville couldn't quite finish off Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 29-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leugers, who rushed for 232 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Mooresville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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