Football Preview: Evansville North Huskies vs. Castle Knights
Two dominant backs in Jason Rucker Ii and Max Mccool are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Evansville North Huskies will take on the Castle Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Evansville North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over New Albany. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Huskies this season.
Rucker Ii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Avier Mitchell was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Castle strolled past Floyd Central with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21.
It was another big night for Mccool, who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Boden Morgan was in the mix as well, providing Castle with two touchdowns.
Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Evansville North has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points per game. As for Castle, their record now sits at 8-2.
Evansville North couldn't quite finish off Castle when the teams last played back in August and fell 14-11. Can Evansville North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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