Football Preview: Franklin Central Flashes vs. Westfield Shamrocks
Franklin Central is 0-6 against Westfield since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Franklin Central Flashes will head out to challenge the Westfield Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Franklin Central will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Franklin Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Hamilton Southeastern, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Franklin Central was ranked 12th). Franklin Central snuck past Hamilton Southeastern with a 14-10 victory on Friday.
The critical scores for Franklin Central came from Brody Middleton and Hudson Moritz.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westfield). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 46-12 win over Fishers. The result was nothing new for the Shamrocks, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Deacon King, who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 214 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Franklin Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Westfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Franklin Central came up short against Westfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-19. Thankfully for Franklin Central, Jackson Gilbert (who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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