The Hanover Central Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Lowell Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowell took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hanover Central, who comes in off a win.
Hanover Central took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over Highland at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Trojans are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hanover Central can attribute much of their success to Tommy Bonner, who threw for 126 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and Caiden Verrett, who gained 57 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lowell came up short against West Lafayette on Friday, falling 34-14. Lowell was down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Lowell took the loss, they still got scores from Lincoln Schneider and Brody Kalwinski.
Hanover Central pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lowell, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Hanover Central against Lowell in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hanover 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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