Evansville Memorial is 10-0 against Evansville Bosse since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Evansville Memorial Tigers will host the Evansville Bosse Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evansville Memorial has five straight victories, Evansville Bosse has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Evansville Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Evansville Harrison 45-8 on the road on Friday. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Dylen Kendrick, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another rusher making a difference was Landen Horning, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evansville Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Evansville Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jacob Lively, Liam Schmitt, and Schmitt picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Evansville Bosse came up short against Evansville North on Friday, falling 34-8. The Bulldogs gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
Evansville Memorial's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Evansville Bosse, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Evansville Memorial won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, slipping by Evansville Bosse 27-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Evansville Bosse's Elijah Wagner, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Evansville Memorial to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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