Western Boone has gone 9-0 against Frankfort recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Western Boone Stars will head out to square off against the Frankfort Hot Dogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Boone has five straight victories, Frankfort has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Western Boone is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by North Montgomery at home to the tune of 56-14 on Friday. Considering the Stars have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Western Boone's win came down to the chemistry between Brandon Potter and his top target Marcus Fortner. Potter threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes while Fortner picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fortner also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Western Boone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Western Boone's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Levi Adkins was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-8, which was the final score in Frankfort's tilt against Lebanon on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hot Dogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Tigers are ranked 86th).
Western Boone's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Frankfort, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Western Boone against Frankfort in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Boone since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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