Whiteland has gone 9-1 against Plainfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Whiteland Warriors will take on the Plainfield Quakers at 7:00 p.m. Whiteland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
Whiteland will head out to face Plainfield after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Whiteland fell just short of Mooresville by a score of 24-21. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
Whiteland might have lost, but man, Tyree Nolan was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Nolan a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ollie Taylor, who rushed for 36 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Whiteland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Plainfield made easy work of Franklin Community on Friday and carried off a 34-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Quakers, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Luke Starnes and Alex Leugers. Starnes had a great game and rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Leugers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 64 receiving yards.
Whiteland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Plainfield, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Whiteland strolled past Plainfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 22-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteland 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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