Football Preview: Beech Grove Hornets vs. Speedway Sparkplugs
Beech Grove is 8-2 against Speedway since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Beech Grove Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Speedway Sparkplugs 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, Beech Grove took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 46-10 victory over Jennings County.
Jeremiah Lee was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 143 rushing yards per game. Lacy Stephens was in the mix as well, providing Beech Grove with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
Beech Grove wouldn't let Jennings County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brayden Cline was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). Mike Martin was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Speedway never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-0 win over Owen Valley on the road.
Speedway got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Connor Moreland out in front who threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Jazz Coleman helped Moreland out on the ground, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Beech Grove back to even at 1-1. As for Speedway, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Beech Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Speedway in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 30-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Speedway's Carter Watson, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Beech Grove to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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