Football Preview: Milan Indians vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
The Milan Indians will face off against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,102 yards in their previous games.
Milan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 64-48 win over Greenwood Christian Academy on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
It was another big night for Austin Green, who rushed for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. Wyatt Marsh was another key player, throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 490 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Milan's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Cameron Gilb was especially locked on to Greenwood Christian Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock was able to grind out a solid victory over Knightstown on Friday, taking the game 51-40.
Eastern Hancock's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Evan Wheeler, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and Elijah Edon, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
Milan now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastern Hancock, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Milan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Milan's way against Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Milan made off with a 44-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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