The Mooresville Pioneers will challenge the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Mooresville: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
On Friday, Mooresville got the win against Perry Meridian by a conclusive 42-21. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mooresville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Journey Thompson, who picked up 283 receiving yards and four TDs. Thompson's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards. Another passer making a difference was Connor Cruz, who threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.

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Mooresville's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jackson Schoch seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Landyn Powell and Jonathan Tyner, who racked up five sacks between them. Tyner also made four total tackles, which is notable because Mooresville is 4-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Elder. The Trojans came up short against the Panthers, falling 28-7. The Trojans were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the four matchups prior), but the Panthers' defense proved too tough.
Mooresville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Mooresville was taken down by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 42-15 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pioneers were down 35-7.
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