Connersville lost against East Central back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Connersville Spartans took a blow against the East Central Trojans, falling 62-6. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Trojans are ranked 24th).
Rylan Keen made two total tackles.
Micah Buchanan was his top target, rushing for 34 yards, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. On the ground,
Parker Flanigan rushed for 36 yards.
East Central found their leader in underclassman Ryan Minges, who rushed for 121 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Minges is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Connersville dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for East Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Connersville is taking a road trip to face off against Lawrenceburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for East Central, they and Greensburg are set to duel on Friday. East Central also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 33 points per game.
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