After two games on the road, Evansville Reitz is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evansville Reitz's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Evansville Bosse for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-0 win on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Evansville Reitz's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jasseim Ussery, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Ussery has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Darrett, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Evansville Reitz didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of E'Ani Clardy and Lucas Feldmann. Another thorn in Evansville Bosse's side was Will Friday, who picked up six sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei entered their tilt with Evansville Harrison on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Warriors 45-7 at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Warriors are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evansville Reitz's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Evansville Reitz didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. Will Evansville Reitz repeat their success, or does Evansville Mater Dei have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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