The Madison Cubs will venture away from home to take on the Corydon Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison is looking for their season's first victory.
Madison is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brownstown Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cubs were outmatched by the Braves and fell 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Braves are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, while it was Corydon Central who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Charlestown who put up more. The Panthers and the Pirates were almost perfectly matched up, but the Panthers suffered a 27-26 loss. The Panthers gained 153 more yards on the day, but it was the Pirates that made the best use of them.
Madison will need to focus on slowing down Dane Naiman, one of several Corydon Central players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 53 yards and one score, and also threw for 118 yards and one TD on only nine passes. Naiman also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending one pass. Bobby Sharp was another key player, rushing for 39 yards.
While Corydon Central came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Charlestown: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 38.1%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Naiman and Jack Fessel, who each logged one passes deflected. Corydon Central hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.5 or higher in three consecutive games.
Madison's record is now 0-7. As for Corydon Central, their record now sits at 2-5.
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