Boone Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Calumet Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Boone Grove will head into Friday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Gary West Side: Boone Grove blew Gary West Side out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Gary West Side got their revenge. Boone Grove fell just short of Gary West Side by a score of 8-6.
Boone Grove might have lost, but man, Chris Gonzalez was a machine: he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Boone Grove wouldn't let Gary West Side keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boone Grove can thank Nikko Zoumis and Gonzalez for forcing both of them. Gonzalez also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Boone Grove got some further help from Khaled Alzeer: he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Calumet Christian put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Westminster Christian 50-0 at home. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Calumet Christian relied on the efforts of Jackson Gary, who rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Kolton Foutz, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Gary's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 136 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ezra Williams got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Calumet Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Williams, Christian Angel, and Kody Foutz picked up one apiece. Williams also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks, making two total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calumet Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Boone Grove now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Calumet Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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