With a playoff game on the line, Castle rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Evansville North Huskies by a score of 31-21. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Huskies, too.
It was another big night for Max Mccool, who rushed for 250 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards. Boden Morgan was another key player, rushing for 17 yards and two touchdowns.
Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville North lost, don't look at Jason Rucker Ii. Despite the final result, he rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Evansville North is 5-2 when Rucker Ii posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Mcbride, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Castle's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.6 points per game. As for Evansville North, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-6.
Castle will venture away from home to face off against Bloomington South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season. Evansville North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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