On Friday, Zionsville faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Zionsville Eagles took a hard 28-10 fall against the Westfield Shamrocks. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
When it comes to explaining why Zionsville lost, don't look at Sam Manna. Despite the final result, he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Carsen Melvin was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Zionsville's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Westfield, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Zionsville will be playing at home against Franklin Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Zionsville focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Westfield, they will head out to square off against Noblesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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