The Garrett Railroaders will head out to take on the Churubusco Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garrett will be strutting in after a victory while Churubusco will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Garrett needed a bit of extra time to put away DeKalb. They had just enough and edged the Barons out 33-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Railroaders.
Calder Hefty had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 126 yards on three of 14 attempts. His longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards. Parker Skelly was Hefty's top target, picking up 126 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Garrett's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Aiden Hunt was the leader with two sacks. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Churubusco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Lakeland, falling 33-8. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Lakers are ranked 94th).
Garrett's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Churubusco, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Garrett against Churubusco when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 27-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garrett since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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