On Friday Maconaquah will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will challenge the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maconaquah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-14 victory over Twin Lakes. The Braves pushed the score to 37-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Maconaquah's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Conner Eldridge, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Those 159 rushing yards gave Eldridge a new career-high. Aj Kelly made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Maconaquah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Nolan Tarrh led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Northwestern typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday West Lafayette proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Tigers 42-14. The victory was familiar territory for the Red Devils who have now won four matches in a row.
It was another big night for Dawson Martin, who rushed for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Benny Speaker was another key player, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
West Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Maconaquah, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1.
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