Football Preview: New Albany Eagles vs. Grove City Greyhounds
New Albany has gone 4-0 against Grove City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Albany Eagles will host the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, New Albany finally turned things around against Hilliard Bradley on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Jaguars 17-14.
The critical scores for New Albany came from Grant Nelson and Will Olah. Jate Hoovler also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for New Albany): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
New Albany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Grove City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Hilliard Darby as Grove City made off with a 42-16 win. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Grove City relied on the efforts of Ayden Mckinstry, who gained 156 total yards and four touchdowns, and Carson Welsh, who threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Mckinstry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Owen Steele was Welsh's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Albany's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Grove City, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
New Albany barely slipped by Grove City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 25-24. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grove City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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