Football Preview: Milan Indians vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
The Milan Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams 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 strolled past Greenwood Christian Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Austin Green was his usual excellent self, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Marsh, who threw 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 managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Milan's defensive line and their seven sacks. Cameron Gilb was especially locked on to Greenwood Christian Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock earned a 51-40 win over Knightstown on Friday.
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.
Everything went Milan's way against Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Milan made off with a 44-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the squad 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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