Football Preview: Cascade Cadets vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
The Cascade Cadets will take on the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cascade's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
Cascade's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Northview's usually-dominant defense. Cascade really took it to Northview for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-14 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Cadets, who have now won six matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Cascade's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Toby Savini, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Savini has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayton Mink, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cascade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Greencastle was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 26-21 to Cloverdale. The Tiger Cubs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cascade's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Greencastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Cascade's way against Greencastle in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Cascade made off with a 50-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greencastle's Chase Carrington, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 58 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cascade to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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