Football Preview: Sheridan Blackhawks vs. South Putnam Eagles
The Sheridan Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the South Putnam Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Sheridan sitting on three straight victories and South Putnam on nine.
Sheridan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Cloverdale for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-14 win. The Blackhawks pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Clovers had little chance of recovering from.
Jonathan Barnes had a dynamite game for Sheridan, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayne Voege, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sheridan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Sheridan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chance Spencer and Ryker Ream.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Putnam against Riverton Parke on Friday as the team secured a 44-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine games by 27 points or more so far this season.
South Putnam's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.5 points per game. As for Sheridan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Sheridan against South Putnam when the teams last played back in October of 2016, as the squad secured a 49-12 win. In that contest, Sheridan amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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