Football Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Westfield Shamrocks
After three games on the road, Fishers is heading back home. They will host the Westfield Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fishers will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Fishers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Southeastern , sneaking past 44-41.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fishers to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonanthony Hall, who picked up 194 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Hall really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Ryan Thembulembu, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Westfield faced Zionsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Westfield was the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over Zionsville. Considering the Shamrocks have won six matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carsen Melvin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Deacon King was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Westfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Drew Law and King.
Westfield pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Fishers, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Fishers took a serious blow against Westfield when the teams last played back in October, falling 46-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of King, who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that Fishers knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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