The Calumet Christian Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Boone Grove Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calumet Christian will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Calumet Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They breezed by Westminster Christian at home to the tune of 50-0. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Calumet Christian relied on the efforts of Jackson Gary, who rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Kolton Foutz, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Ezra Williams got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calumet Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Calumet Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Williams, Christian Angel, and Kody Foutz picked up one apiece. Williams also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks, making two total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Gary West Side on Friday and fell 8-6.
Despite the defeat, Boone Grove got top-tier performance from Chris Gonzalez, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Gonzalez's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Boone Grove wouldn't let Gary West Side keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boone Grove can thank Nikko Zoumis and Gonzalez for forcing both of them. Gonzalez didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Boone Grove got some further help from Hunter Anthony: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Calumet Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Boone Grove, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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