Churubusco hasn't had much luck against Adams Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Churubusco Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Churubusco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Manchester 42-23. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Angelo Ianucilli was his usual excellent self, rushing for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Churubusco's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Churubusco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Churubusco wouldn't let Manchester keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cameron Lattimore, Misael Salazar, and Carson Tonkel picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Adams Central had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They breezed by the Tigers to the tune of 35-7. The Flying Jets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
The victory got Churubusco back to even at 5-5. As for Adams Central, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Churubusco came up short against Adams Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 25-15. Can Churubusco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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