North Central are taking a road trip to face off against Eastern Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Central has three straight wins, Eastern Greene has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Central will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating South Spencer, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Rebels by a score of 20-13 on Friday.
A big part of North Central's victory came down to the chemistry between Lane Phegley and his top target Sawyer Cox. Phegley rushed for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries while Cox rushed for 100 yards and one TD. The dominant performance also gave Phegley a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
North Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Linton-Stockton and fell 44-14. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Miners are ranked 73rd).
North Central's record now sits at 5-3. As for Eastern Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went North Central's way against Eastern Greene when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as North Central made off with a 43-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Central since the squad 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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