Football Preview: Franklin Central Flashes vs. Noblesville Millers
Franklin Central and Noblesville are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Franklin Central Flashes will head out on the road to take on the Noblesville Millers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Franklin Central is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Avon 10-7.
Franklin Central can attribute much of their success to Avery Allen, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and Hudson Moritz, who picked up 93 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Noblesville faced Zionsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Noblesville took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Zionsville. With that defeat, the Millers now have a three game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Despite the loss, Noblesville got top-tier performance from Brody Gump, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Gump is now averaging an impressive 106.4 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Noblesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
The win got Franklin Central back to even at 2-2. As for Noblesville, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Franklin Central barely slipped by Noblesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 28-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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