Football Preview: Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles vs. Boone Grove Wolves
Lake Station Edison has been away from home for five games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Boone Grove Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lake Station Edison was able to grind out a solid victory over East Chicago Central, taking the game 19-6.
Lake Station Edison got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaden McNeil out in front who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. McNeil also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Lake Station Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lake Station Edison wouldn't let East Chicago Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Station Edison can thank Emmanuelle Esquilin and Oscar Alderson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove didn't have too much trouble with Whiting at home on Friday as they won 47-28. With that victory, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 28.9 points per game.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Mark Rowland and Austin White. Rowland had a great game and threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, White was balling out in the loss, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 304 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Boone Grove's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Nick Ratkovich was the leader with four. Another thorn in Whiting's side was Khaled Alzeer, who picked up a sack and made 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lake Station Edison's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Boone Grove, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Lake Station Edison was taken down by Boone Grove 63-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rowland, who threw for 265 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Now that Lake Station Edison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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