Football Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Milan Indians
Eastern Hancock has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Milan Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Eastern Hancock earned a 51-40 victory over Knightstown.
Eastern Hancock can attribute much of their success to Evan Wheeler, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and Elijah Edon, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastern Hancock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knightstown only rushed for 144.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milan). They took down Greenwood Christian Academy 64-48 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Austin Green was his usual excellent self, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Marsh, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Milan's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Cameron Gilb was especially locked on to Greenwood Christian Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Eastern Hancock now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Milan, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Eastern Hancock has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Milan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Eastern Hancock might still be hurting after the 44-19 loss they got from Milan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green, who rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Eastern Hancock 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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