The Yorktown Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Yorktown: 16.3, Greenfield-Central: 15.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Yorktown took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 33-0 win over Shelbyville at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Bears had little chance of recovering from.
Among those leading the charge was Ephraim Daugherty, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Yorktown wouldn't let Shelbyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Yorktown can thank Kaden Crumes and Henry Tokar for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Tokar is now averaging an impressive 5.7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15.83 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They were beaten by New Palestine 38-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Greenfield-Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Yorktown came up short against Greenfield-Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-30. Can Yorktown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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