Hammond Central entered their contest against Culver Academies on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hammond Central Wolves fell 41-34 to the Culver Academies Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Despite the loss, Hammond Central still got an impressive performance from Davion Terry, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Terry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Travon McCullough, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Hammond Central's defensive line still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Giovani Bailey-Hannah and Anthony Hinton, who racked up six sacks between them.
Hammond Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Culver Academies, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hammond Central will venture away from home to square off against Andrew at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Culver Academies, they will take on Kankakee Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Culver Academies knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Kankakee Valley likes a good challenge.
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