After each having a week off, the Concord Minutemen and the Fort Wayne North Side Legends will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Concord is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Concord humbled Plymouth with a 42-14 victory. The Minutemen's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Concord's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Char'Rese Breveard led the charge by rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Breveard really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Jaron Thomas was in the mix too, providing Concord with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne North Side lost to Carroll at home by a 38-22 margin last Friday. The Legends haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caleb Kiengele, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Newsome, who threw for 217 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Concord pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort Wayne North Side, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Concord has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne North Side struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Concord was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Wayne North Side in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, winning 28-19. Does Concord have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Wayne North Side turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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