The South Putnam Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Providence Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South Putnam sitting on ten straight victories and Providence on 12.
South Putnam is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Sheridan 60-19. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by 27 points or more this season.
South Putnam didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Witt and Bransyn Ensor. South Putnam got some further help from Keenan Mowery-Shields: he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made 24 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Providence was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They took down Milan 28-10.
Preston Kempf was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards. A healthy portion of Kempf's aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Nick Stoner, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Providence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Providence's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for South Putnam, their record is now 11-2.
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