Decatur Central is 8-2 against Plainfield since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Decatur Central Hawks will challenge the Plainfield Quakers at 7:00 p.m. Decatur Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Plainfield likes a good challenge.
Decatur Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mooresville 55-14 at home. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bo Polston looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 175 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Colton Ison got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Decatur Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Decatur Central's defense made their presence known, laying out Connor Cruz. five times. Mykul Campbell was especially locked on to Mooresville's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Campbell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Plainfield owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over Greenwood. The Quakers' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Westyn Weyrich and he. Weyrich rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
The win got Decatur Central back to even at 2-2-1. As for Plainfield, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Decatur Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Plainfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 26-23. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plainfield's Hunter Newell, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Decatur Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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