The Evansville Reitz Panthers will challenge the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Evansville Reitz: 16.8, Evansville Memorial: 11.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Evansville Reitz's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Castle offense got past them. Evansville Reitz was dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Castle on Saturday. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Landon Mcclarney, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Evansville Bosse as Evansville Memorial made off with a 42-22 win. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Evansville Memorial's victory came down to the chemistry between Matthew Fisher and his top target Luke Dockery. Fisher threw for 95 yards and three touchdowns while Dockery picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Joseph Heeke was in the mix as well, providing Evansville Memorial with a touchdown.
Evansville Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Alex Broshears and Evan Heldt.
Evansville Reitz's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Evansville Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Evansville Reitz has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Evansville Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Evansville Reitz came up short against Evansville Memorial in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 21-16. Can Evansville Reitz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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