Football Game Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles

The Crawfordsville Athenians will challenge the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Crawfordsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Speedway a 35-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Athenians.

Crawfordsville had a senior duo take command as Mason McCarty rushed for 65 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries and Diego Velasco rushed for 113 yards and one touchdown.

Crawfordsville didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Speedway to a completion percentage of just 29.2%. The team can thank Logan Lowe for the heroic effort on defense: he. They're winless (0-3) when they limit the passing game like that.

Crawfordsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaxon Wireman, Elijah Lolla-Martinez, and Konner Ellsbury picked up one apiece. Crawfordsville is undefeated when Wireman posts one or more interceptions, but 2-5 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Hamilton Heights on Friday as they won 36-21. The Golden Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Guerin Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Crawfordsville, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Crawfordsville took a serious blow against Guerin Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2018, falling 49-19. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Athenians were down 35-0.