Football Preview: Greenfield-Central Cougars vs. Mt. Vernon Marauders
Greenfield-Central is 2-8 against Mt. Vernon since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greenfield-Central Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 7:00 p.m. Greenfield-Central will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Vernon will be coming in after a defeat.
Greenfield-Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Greensburg 35-0 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Pirates are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenfield-Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Foley, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. Foley's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss). Carson Anderson was in the mix too, providing Greenfield-Central with a fumble recovery touchdown touchdowns.
Greenfield-Central wouldn't let Greensburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greenfield-Central can thank Foley and Cooper Hinton for forcing both of them. Hinton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making a tackle (1.0 for loss). Greenfield-Central got some further help from Zach Blevens: he picked up two sacks, made four total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Franklin Community.
The win made it two in a row for Greenfield-Central and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Greenfield-Central didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenfield-Central 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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