Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greencastle). They put the hurt on the North Putnam Cougars with a sharp 49-28 win on Friday. With the Tiger Cubs ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Greencastle found their leader in underclassman Cole Stephens, who threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards. Those 323 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Stephens. Parker Welker was another key player, rushing for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greencastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why North Putnam lost, don't look at Christian Kramer. Despite the final result, he rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Kramer is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory snapped Greencastle's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record. As for North Putnam, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Greencastle is taking a road trip to face off against Pike Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Putnam, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Western Boone at 7:00 p.m. Western Boone's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so North Putnam's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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