Football Preview: Greenfield Green Wave vs. Franklin County Tech Eagles
Greenfield has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Greenfield will head out to face Franklin County Tech after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Greenfield fell 21-14 to Ware. The Green Wave have struggled against the Indians recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Franklin County Tech is still undefeated this season after their contest against Palmer on Friday, but Palmer came as close as anyone has to beating them. Franklin County Tech sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-22 win over Palmer. The 24-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Josiah Little continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Franklin County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Greenfield now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Franklin County Tech, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Greenfield came up short against Franklin County Tech in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 20-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Greenfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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