The Greensburg Pirates will face off against the Rushville Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greensburg has given up an average of 38.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Greensburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Central on Friday. They were dealt a 61-0 defeat at the hands of the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Pirates' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Rushville hadn't done well against South Dearborn recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lions snuck past the Knights with a 26-21 victory. The win almost wasn't to be: the Lions were down 21-6 in the third quarter.
A big part of Rushville's victory came down to the chemistry between Owen Zachery and his top target Kai Pernell. Zachery threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Pernell picked up 77 receiving yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave Zachery a new career-high in passer rating (157.9).
Rushville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zachery and Pernell. Rushville got some further help from Sam Pavey: he forced two fumbles and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Greensburg's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Rushville, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Greensburg was dealt a bruising 58-0 defeat at the hands of Rushville when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Lions' Quinn Barada, who rushed for 233 yards and three TDs on only 15 carries. Now that the Pirates know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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