The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders will face off against the Beech Grove Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter ended up a good deal behind Triton Central and lost 36-21.
Although Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter took the loss, they still got scores from Marshawnn Henderson, Tavien Fox, and Kevin Sanders. Santana Allen was another key player, throwing for 251 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Aaron Qualls was especially locked on to Triton Central's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Qualls is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Triton Central's side was Brody Stoops, who made ten total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Beech Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Covenant Christian on Saturday as Beech Grove made off with a 31-11 win.
Beech Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Saul Hernandez, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Bishop Moore, who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Beech Grove's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Franklin Weilbrenner led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Beech Grove got some further help from Brayden Cline: he picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Beech Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Covenant Christian only rushed for 53.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Beech Grove, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter took a serious blow against Beech Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 62-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beech Grove's Jeremiah Lee, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Now that Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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