The Churubusco Eagles will face off against the Garrett Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Churubusco is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Lakeland, falling 33-8. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Lakers are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Garrett is still undefeated this season after their matchup against DeKalb on Friday, but DeKalb came as close as anyone has to beating them. Garrett had just enough and edged DeKalb out 33-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Railroaders have posted against the Barons since August 28, 2015.
Calder Hefty was a one-man wrecking crew for Garrett as he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 126 yards on three of 14 attempts. With that strong performance, Hefty is now averaging an impressive 137.5 rushing yards per game. Parker Skelly was Hefty's top target, picking up 126 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Another reason for the win was Garrett's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Aiden Hunt and his two. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Churubusco's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Garrett, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Churubusco took a serious blow against Garrett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 27-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garrett's Camren Ruble, who rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Churubusco knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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