Football Preview: Zionsville Eagles vs. Avon Orioles
Zionsville is 2-8 against Avon since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Zionsville Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Avon Orioles at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Zionsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Brownsburg, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Zionsville was ranked 11th). Zionsville took a blow against Brownsburg on Friday, falling 66-28. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Zionsville got top-tier performance from Sam Manna, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Backing up that air attack was Zade Bankert, who rushed for 86 yards.
Zionsville wouldn't let Brownsburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zionsville can thank Nate Foster and Roman Barth for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Avon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Westfield on the road and fell 45-13. The Orioles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-7.
Zionsville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Avon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Zionsville couldn't quite finish off Avon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Thankfully for Zionsville, Keyton Jones (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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