Two dominant backs in Ryan Minges and Alex Leugers are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Central Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Seymour, posting a 35-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
It was another big night for Minges, who rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
East Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Roy and Gavin Berting.
Meanwhile, after only three points in their last contest, Franklin Community made sure to put some points up on the board against Columbus East on Friday. Everything went Franklin Community's way against Columbus East as Franklin Community made off with a 42-17 victory.
Leugers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 162 rushing yards. Cade Petty did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Franklin Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Franklin Community's defense made their presence known, laying out Kyson Villarreal. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Kingston Foor and Blake Smythe, who racked up four sacks between them.
East Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 1.5 points per game. As for Franklin Community, their record now sits at 4-6.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. East Central has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Franklin Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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