Football Preview: Knox Redskins vs. Garrett Railroaders
The Knox Redskins will head out on the road to challenge the Garrett Railroaders at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Knox sitting on four straight wins and Garrett on 12.
Knox is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Mishawaka Marian onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The 12-point effort marked the Redskins' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Myles Mclaughlin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and a touchdown.
Knox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Knox didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mclaughlin and Ashton Walker.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Garrett made off with a 21-20 win over West Noble.
Garrett's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Calder Hefty, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Hefty really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Garrett also got a significant boost from Camren Ruble, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Garrett wouldn't let West Noble keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garrett can thank Hefty and Mason Balzer for forcing both of them. Hefty's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Garrett's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points per game. As for Knox, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
