Football Preview: New Albany Eagles vs. Grove City Greyhounds
New Albany has gone 4-0 against Grove City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Albany Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 916 yards in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, New Albany finally turned things around against Hilliard Bradley on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Jaguars out 17-14.
The critical scores for New Albany came from Grant Nelson and Will Olah. New Albany also relied on Jack Morgan, who's 47-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
New Albany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Grove City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hilliard Darby 42-16. Considering the Greyhounds have won four contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grove City's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ayden Mckinstry, who gained 156 total yards and four touchdowns, and Carson Welsh, who threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Mckinstry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Owen Steele was Welsh's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Albany's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Grove City, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
New Albany won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Grove City 25-24. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grove City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
