Football Preview: Greenwood Woodmen vs. Plainfield Quakers
Greenwood hasn't had much luck against Plainfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greenwood Woodmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plainfield Quakers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Greenwood will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mooresville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Greenwood walked away with a 40-27 victory over Mooresville on Friday.
It was another big night for Gunner Ruppert, who rushed for 334 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 68 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Ayden Houseman was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Greenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 428 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Plainfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Perry Meridian as Plainfield made off with a 35-12 win. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Quakers had established a 22 point advantage.
Westyn Weyrich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Starnes, who rushed for 210 yards while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
The victory got Greenwood back to even at 2-2. As for Plainfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Greenwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 288.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 278.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Greenwood suffered a grim 46-20 defeat to Plainfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Starnes, who rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Greenwood 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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