Football Preview: Sullivan Golden Arrows vs. Indian Creek Braves
Sullivan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Indian Creek Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sullivan is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Edgewood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sullivan blew Edgewood out of the water with a 54-0 final score. The Golden Arrows pushed the score to 47-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indian Creek). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-7 victory over Indianapolis Arsenal Technical. Considering the Braves have won three contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Malachi Mink, who rushed for 341 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Benjamin Wagler made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sullivan's record now sits at 3-4. As for Indian Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Sullivan ended up a good deal behind Indian Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 21-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mink, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Sullivan 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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