Eastern Greene extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 1-6. They had to suffer through a 59-14 loss at the hands of the North Decatur Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Chargers are ranked 85th).
Although Eastern Greene took the loss, they still got scores from Ayden Deckard and Luke Mcneal.
As for North Decatur, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points.
North Decatur was led to victory by Corbin Thackery and Matthew Fields. Thackery gained 152 total yards and three touchdowns, while Fields threw for 169 yards and three TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. Thackery was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Greene will challenge Linton-Stockton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds will need to watch out since the Miners have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for North Decatur, they will face off against Edinburgh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Chargers will be up against the Lancers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 37.4 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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