The Milan Indians will head out to take on the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,102 yards in their previous games.
Milan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Greenwood Christian Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Austin Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 366 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. Wyatt Marsh was another key player, throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 490 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Milan's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Greenwood Christian Academy's QB won't forget Cameron Gilb anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock beat Knightstown 51-40 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.
Milan now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Eastern Hancock, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Milan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Milan took their win against Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 44-19. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the team 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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