Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter has gone 8-2 against Speedway recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Speedway Sparkplugs at 7:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points back in August, they were much more limited against Monrovia on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 44-7. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter wouldn't let Monrovia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kevin Sanyon, Christian Ronquillo, and Jacob Hutt picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Speedway didn't have done well against Beech Grove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Speedway blew past Beech Grove 48-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sparkplugs.
Jazz Coleman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 140 rushing yards per game. Connor Moreland was another key player, throwing for 197 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Speedway was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 490 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beech Grove only gained 357.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Speedway, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Speedway in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 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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