Football Preview: North Daviess Cougars vs. Eastern Greene Thunderbirds
North Daviess and Eastern Greene are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The North Daviess Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Daviess will be strutting in after a win while Eastern Greene will be coming in after a defeat.
North Daviess took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past North Central, posting a 49-6 victory at home.
Coltyn McNabb had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. North Daviess also got a significant boost from Connor Combess, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Combess wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: North Daviess was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 418 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
North Daviess' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wyatt Bishop. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions. North Daviess got some further help from Anderson Aiman: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene lost to North Knox on the road by a 40-21 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost six in a row.
The win got North Daviess back to even at 1-1. As for Eastern Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
North Daviess came up short against Eastern Greene when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-22. Can North Daviess avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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