Football Preview: Eastern Greene Thunderbirds vs. North Decatur Chargers
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds are on the road again on Friday to play the North Decatur Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Greene is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Greenwood Christian Academy 28-27.
It was another big night for Peyton Lewis, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. Eastern Greene is 3-1 when Lewis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. A healthy portion of Lewis' aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Kasen Cullison, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Eastern Greene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenwood Christian Academy only rushed for 133.
Meanwhile, North Decatur came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their match with ease, bagging a 71-6 victory over the Lancers. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won eight contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Eastern Greene's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for North Decatur, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Eastern Greene was dealt a bruising 34-0 loss at the hands of North Decatur in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Eastern Greene, Logan Koehne (who picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 97 yards on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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