McCutcheon and Kokomo are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, McCutcheon came up short against Lafayette Jefferson and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Bronchos are ranked 21st).
Although McCutcheon took the loss, they still got scores from Broderick Arnold and Keegun Rice.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Kokomo's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They and Harrison were almost perfectly matched up, but Kokomo suffered a 29-28 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildkats in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Kokomo got top-tier performance from Keemarion Pollard, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Kokomo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for McCutcheon and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Kokomo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. McCutcheon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kokomo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 276.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McCutcheon came up short against Kokomo when the teams last played on October 11th, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kokomo's Brixton Morris, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown. Now that McCutcheon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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