Football Preview: Evansville Central Bears vs. Evansville Memorial Tigers
The Evansville Central Bears will take on the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Evansville Central finally turned things around against Evansville Bosse on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 15-14 victory over the Bulldogs.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Evansville Central's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Matthew Ferguson was the leader with two. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything went Evansville Memorial's way against Evansville North on Friday as Evansville Memorial made off with a 35-14 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Huskies since August 31, 2018.
Matthew Fisher had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 51 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Maxx Anslinger was in the mix too, providing Evansville Memorial with two touchdowns touchdowns.
Evansville Central's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Evansville Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Evansville Central took a serious blow against Evansville Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 38-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evansville Memorial's Luke Ellspermann, who threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Evansville Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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