Football Preview: Decatur Central Hawks vs. East Central Trojans
Decatur Central is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Decatur Central Hawks will host the East Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Decatur Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Plainfield to the tune of 35-7.
The critical scores for Decatur Central came from N'Po Dodo, Brycen Bonawitt, Kasmir Hicks, and Bo Polston.
Meanwhile, East Central owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against Franklin Community as East Central made off with a 21-0 victory.
East Central found their leader in sophomore Ryan Minges, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Minges was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards.
East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin Community only rushed for 61.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.1 points. As for Decatur Central, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Decatur Central has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 201. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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