Football Preview: South Dearborn Knights vs. Franklin County Wildcats
The South Dearborn Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Dearborn's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Franklin County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Dearborn's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Central on Friday. They were beaten by the Trojans 45-0. That makes it the first time this season the Knights have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Franklin County, as they earned their first road win of the season. They breezed by Greensburg on the road to the tune of 36-7 on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Pirates are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Gillman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 33 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Dearborn's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Franklin County, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
South Dearborn lost to Franklin County on the road by a decisive 25-7 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can South Dearborn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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