Mitchell is 0-3 against Scottsburg since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Mitchell Bluejackets will welcome the Scottsburg Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Mitchell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Brown County on Saturday. They fell 21-12 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Scottsburg entered their tilt with Charlestown on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over the Pirates. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 34 points or more this season.
Nathan Byrd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 267 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Janyer Pinto-Herrera was Byrd's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Scottsburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Matthew Wickey led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Scottsburg, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Mitchell was dealt a bruising 56-6 defeat at the hands of Scottsburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scottsburg's Landon Shuck, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Mitchell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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