Decatur Central has gone 10-0 against Greenwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Decatur Central Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Greenwood Woodmen at 7:00 p.m. Decatur Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Greenwood likes a good challenge.
Decatur Central's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Plainfield's usually-dominant defense. Decatur Central put the hurt on Plainfield with a sharp 42-21 win.
Decatur Central can attribute much of their success to Bo Polston, who threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Decatur Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 248.
Decatur Central wouldn't let Plainfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Decatur Central can thank Braylon Morris and Brycen Bonawitt for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Greenwood came up short against Perry Meridian on Friday and fell 35-28. The Woodmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Decatur Central now has a winning record of 3-2-1. As for Greenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Decatur Central took their victory against Greenwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 63-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greenwood's Brock Riddle, who threw for 356 yards and six touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Decatur Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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