Football Preview: Elkhart Lions vs. South Bend Riley Wildcats
The Elkhart Lions will venture away from home to challenge the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhart will be strutting in after a win while South Bend Riley will be coming in after a defeat.
Elkhart's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 69-0 victory over South Bend Washington at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Rost was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Connor Dow was in the mix too, providing Elkhart with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elkhart was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Elkhart wouldn't let South Bend Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Novell Miller, Kayden Jones, and Justin Allen picked up one apiece. Miller also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, South Bend Riley was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Penn at home and fell 35-7.
Elkhart now has a winning record of 2-1. As for South Bend Riley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
