Franklin Community and Greenwood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs are taking a road trip to square off against the Greenwood Woodmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Franklin Community and three for Greenwood.
Franklin Community came up short against Plainfield on Friday, falling 34-13. While losing is never fun, the Grizzly Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Quakers are ranked 32nd).
Despite the loss, Franklin Community got top-tier performance from Alex Leugers, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Leugers got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 95 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Greenwood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Decatur Central on the road and fell 44-7.
Franklin Community's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Franklin Community strolled past Greenwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Community since the team 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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