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| 09/05/25 - Home | 41-6 W |
| 10/25/24 - Home | 33-19 W |
| 09/06/24 - Away | 27-30 L |
| 09/01/23 - Home | 41-21 W |
| 09/02/22 - Away | 36-27 W |
| + 5 more games |
It was a proper cat-fight when Franklin County duked it out with Rushville on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Lions 41-6. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Wyatt Bowling had a dynamite game, throwing for 228 yards and four TDs on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 61 yards and one touchdown on only five carries. Mason Wewe was another key player, gaining 134 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Franklin County proved: they limited Rushville to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Logan Maxie for the heroic effort on defense: he. Franklin County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.1.
Franklin County's defense didn't let Owen Zachery., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Elijah Neumeister, Keegan Clark, and Brady Brunemann, who each picked up one sack apiece.
The victory was the third in a row for Franklin County, bringing their record up to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 43.3 points this season. As for Rushville, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Franklin County and Rushville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Wildcats will square off against East Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (107 vs. 16). Meanwhile, Rushville (ranked 201st) will meet Batesville (ranked 81st) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
