Football Preview: Greensburg Pirates vs. Rushville Lions
Greensburg has gone 8-2 against Rushville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greensburg Pirates will head out to challenge the Rushville Lions at 7:00 p.m. Greensburg will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Greensburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Central on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Trojans are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Rushville hadn't done well against South Dearborn recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Rushville was the clear victor by a 30-10 margin over South Dearborn. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted against the Knights since October 7, 2016.
Rushville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braydon Wilson, who picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rushville also got a significant boost from Sam Pavey, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Greensburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Rushville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Greensburg was taken down by Rushville 52-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Greensburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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