Football Preview: East Chicago Central Cardinals vs. Hanover Central Wildcats
East Chicago Central hasn't had much luck against Hanover Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on the Hanover Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
East Chicago Central is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Hammond Morton on the road and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Governors are ranked 132nd).
Hanover Central never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hammond Central last Friday. They put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 48-26 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Caiden Verrett and Davion Terry. Verrett had a great game and gained 179 total yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Terry was balling out in the loss, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for two yards and a touchdown.
East Chicago Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hanover Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
East Chicago Central was dealt a bruising 63-6 defeat at the hands of Hanover Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Thankfully for East Chicago Central, Kyle Haessly (who rushed for 133 yards and five touchdowns on only six carries) 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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