Football Preview: Greenfield-Central Cougars vs. Beech Grove Hornets
The Greenfield-Central Cougars will challenge the Beech Grove Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield-Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Greenfield-Central is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing New Castle: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Greenfield-Central blew New Castle out of the water with a 49-14 final score. Considering the Cougars have won five matches by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Greenfield-Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Payton Foley, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Foley has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Freeman, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Greenfield-Central wouldn't let New Castle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greenfield-Central can thank Jacob Vanosdol and Zach Blevens for forcing both of them. Blevens is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Cooper Hinton was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenfield-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Beech Grove fell victim to Indianapolis Lutheran and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Saints. The Hornets have struggled against the Saints recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Greenfield-Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Beech Grove, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Greenfield-Central has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Beech Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Greenfield-Central against Beech Grove in their previous meeting back in August, as the squad secured a 50-8 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Beech Grove's Jeremiah Lee, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Greenfield-Central still be able to contain Lee? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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