Lake Station Edison is 1-9 against Boone Grove since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fighting Eagles will take on the Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Lake Station Edison has given up an average of 30.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Station Edison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against East Chicago Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Fighting Eagles were beaten by the Cardinals 58-20. The Fighting Eagles were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Lake Station Edison might have lost, but man, David Parker was a machine: he rushed for 195 yards and three scores while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Parker's longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Boone Grove, as they earned their first away win of the season. They came out on top against Whiting by a score of 28-20 on Friday. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Oilers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The critical scores for Boone Grove came from Caleb Thomas, Logan Greany, Bradley Aguayo, and Sal Montes.
Parker was just one part of a punishing run game: Boone Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's a new trend for the Wolves: they were averaging 94 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 223.
Lake Station Edison's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Boone Grove, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Lake Station Edison has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 390.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for Boone Grove, though, as they've been averaging only 185.5 total yards. Will Lake Station Edison be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Wolves flip the script?
Lake Station Edison took a serious blow against Boone Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 46-8. Thankfully for the Fighting Eagles, Mark Rowland (who threw for 161 yards and five 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.
