Football Preview: Oak Hill Golden Eagles vs. Elwood Panthers
Oak Hill is 9-1 against Elwood since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Hill Golden Eagles will square off against the Elwood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Oak Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Oak Hill is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Blackford: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oak Hill blew Blackford out of the water with a 52-6 final score. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 35 points or more this season.
Oak Hill found their leader in underclassman Dylan Archer, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Archer's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Lance Wyrick was another key player, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Oak Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trenner Boswell and Drake Pond.
Meanwhile, Elwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 58-0 to Mississinewa, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Indians are ranked 53rd).
Oak Hill now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Elwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Oak Hill against Elwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 63-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hill 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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