Mooresville has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Greenwood Woodmen at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mooresville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Plainfield on Friday. They were beaten by the Quakers 42-0. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Pioneers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Greenwood lost to Martinsville at home by a 50-31 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Woodmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Artesians are ranked 32nd).
Greenwood might have lost, but man, Ayden Houseman was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Benjamin Hommell was Houseman's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Greenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Mooresville now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Greenwood, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Mooresville against Greenwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 59-22 win. In that matchup, Mooresville amassed a halftime lead of 31-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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