After each having a week off, the Castle Knights and the Floyd Central Highlanders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Castle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points on October 10th, they were much more limited against Evansville Memorial last Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 37-7. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 16, 2020, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central waltzed into their game last Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 42-6. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Floyd Central's win came from a few key players Castle will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Jacobi, who picked up 57 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 32 yards and two scores. Another player making a difference was Jack Mull, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns.
Castle's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Floyd Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Castle strolled past Floyd Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 35-21. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Highlanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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