Football Preview: Indian River Indians vs. Early College Hornets
Indian River has gone 3-0 against Early College recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Indian River Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Early College Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Indian River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Indian River didn't have too much trouble with Brandywine on the road as they won 23-7. The 23-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Darnell Stokes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
Indian River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Landen Erbe.
Meanwhile, Early College had to endure a 13-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Dickinson by a score of 31-22 on Friday. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Indian River and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Early College, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Indian River against Early College in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-12 victory. In that match, Indian River amassed a halftime lead of 49-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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