Football Recap: Greensburg Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 10:12am

Football Recap: Greensburg Pirates vs. Franklin County Wildcats

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Greensburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Franklin County Wildcats 36-7. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 103rd).

It was another big night for Quinn Gillman, who rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 33 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for Franklin County. With that strong performance, Gillman is now averaging an impressive 106.2 rushing yards per game.

Greensburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Franklin County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.

Greensburg is taking a road trip to take on Batesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin County, they will square off against South Dearborn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Dearborn's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Franklin County's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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