The Cascade Cadets will venture away from home to square off against the Crawfordsville Athenians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cascade knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Crawfordsville likes a good challenge.
Cascade is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Owen Valley, posting a 70-0 win at home. Considering the Cadets have won eight matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Trebley was his usual excellent self, throwing for 345 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Toby Savini also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cascade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Crawfordsville never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Frankfort last Friday. They really took it to the Hot Dogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-8 victory on the road. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Athenians this season.
Mason Mccarty went supernova for Crawfordsville, rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 74 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Mccarty has posted since back in August. Braeden Hites was another major influence, as he rushed for 124 yards and ran in a TD.
Crawfordsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Minnette and Noah Marlar.
Cascade pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Crawfordsville, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Cascade has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 457.7 total yards per game. It's a different story for Crawfordsville, though, as they've been averaging only 217.3. Will Cascade be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Crawfordsville flip the script?
Cascade suffered a grim 29-7 defeat to Crawfordsville in their previous meeting back in August of 2015. Thankfully for Cascade, Trent Johnson (who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 88 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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