Football Preview: Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats vs. Evansville North Huskies
Evansville Mater Dei is 9-1 against Evansville North since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will face off against the Evansville North Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Evansville Mater Dei got the win against Jasper by a conclusive 35-14. Considering Evansville Mater Dei has won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Evansville North posted their biggest win since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They put the hurt on Evansville Bosse with a sharp 34-8 victory. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Evansville North came from Braydn Egli, Darian Walker, Avier Mitchell, Luke Grayson, and Grayson.
Evansville Mater Dei's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Evansville North, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Evansville Mater Dei took a serious blow against Evansville North when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 30-0. Thankfully for Evansville Mater Dei, Sam Mckinney (who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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