Football Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Milan Indians
Eastern Hancock has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Milan Indians at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Eastern Hancock was able to grind out a solid win over Knightstown, taking the game 51-40.
Evan Wheeler and Elijah Edon were among the main playmakers for Eastern Hancock as the former rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milan). They enjoyed a cozy 64-48 victory over Greenwood Christian Academy on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Austin Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Marsh, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 490 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Milan's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Greenwood Christian Academy's QB won't forget Cameron Gilb anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Eastern Hancock now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Milan, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Eastern Hancock has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Milan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Eastern Hancock suffered a grim 44-19 defeat to Milan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green, who rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Eastern Hancock 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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