Football Preview: Franklin Central Flashes vs. Avon Orioles
Franklin Central and Avon are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Franklin Central Flashes will host the Avon Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Franklin Central ended up a good deal behind Zionsville and lost 35-21. The Flashes have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Franklin Central took the loss, they still got scores from Nathan Sparks, Avery Allen, and Nevan Tutterow.
Meanwhile, Avon managed to keep up with Brownsburg until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Avon was beaten by Brownsburg 45-15. While losing is never fun, the Orioles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked first).
The losing side was boosted by Shawn Curry Jr, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin Central now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Avon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Franklin Central skirted past Avon 31-28 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Avon's Mason Reynolds, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Franklin Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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