Plainfield is 1-9 against Whiteland since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Plainfield Quakers will welcome the Whiteland Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Plainfield's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Whiteland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, everything went Plainfield's way against Franklin Community as Plainfield made off with a 34-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Quakers, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Luke Starnes and Alex Leugers. Starnes had a great game and rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Leugers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 64 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Whiteland entered their matchup against Mooresville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Whiteland fell just short of Mooresville by a score of 24-21. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
Whiteland might have lost, but man, Tyree Nolan was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 109 rushing yards gave Nolan a new career-high. Ollie Taylor was another key player, rushing for 36 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Whiteland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Plainfield pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Whiteland, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Plainfield lost to Whiteland at home by a decisive 22-8 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Plainfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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