Football Preview: East Central Trojans vs. South Dearborn Knights
East Central is 10-0 against South Dearborn since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Central Trojans will challenge the South Dearborn Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If South Dearborn heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when East Central took over last week. East Central walked away with a 24-13 win over Batesville on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
East Central found their leader in underclassman Ryan Minges, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was East Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Braden Becknell was especially locked on to Batesville's QB and sacked him twice. Becknell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, South Dearborn got the win against Greensburg on Friday by a conclusive 28-3. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Pirates are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Central pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Dearborn, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for East Central against South Dearborn in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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