The Milan Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Milan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Greenwood Christian Academy 64-48 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Austin Green was his usual excellent self, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Marsh, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock earned a 51-40 win over Knightstown on Friday.
Eastern Hancock relied on the efforts of Evan Wheeler, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and Elijah Edon, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastern Hancock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knightstown only rushed for 144.
Milan now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastern Hancock, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Milan took their victory against Eastern Hancock in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 44-19. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan 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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