Rushville is 1-9 against Franklin County since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rushville Lions will host the Franklin County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Rushville got the win against Shelbyville by a conclusive 28-7.
Quinn Barada was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 131.5 rushing yards per game. Sam Pavey was another key rusher, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Rushville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Owen Zachery. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Rushville got some further help from Adrian Apodaca: he forced a fumble and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Rushville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County blew past Connersville, posting a 54-13 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Franklin County had a senior duo take command as Quinn Gillman threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes and Braylon Kruthaupt picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rushville's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Franklin County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Rushville might still be hurting after the 41-21 defeat they got from Franklin County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Rushville, Jared Moore (who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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