Two dominant backs in Dae'Cion Echols and Chris Anthony DelValle are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Muncie Central Bearcats will challenge the Logansport Berries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Muncie Central finally turned things around against Richmond on Friday. They blew past the Red Devils 55-14 at home.
Echols was his usual excellent self, rushing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Those 267 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jovon Williams also helped out as he racked up 109 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muncie Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 393 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Muncie Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kei'Marrion Hickey led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Logansport had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They claimed a resounding 39-6 win over the Bombers at home. The Berries might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for DelValle, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Muncie Central's record is now 2-7. As for Logansport, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Muncie Central came up short against Logansport in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 51-41. Can Muncie Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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