The Knightstown Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Union City Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Knightstown has three straight victories, Union City has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Knightstown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 75-0 win over Union County on the road.
Jameson Crawford had a dynamite game for Knightstown, rushing for 202 yards and seven touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most total yards Crawford has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Halcomb, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Halcomb wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Knightstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Union City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 25-20 to Hagerstown.
Despite the defeat, Union City had strong showings from Trendon Spence, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and Brayden Huggins, who gained 74 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Spence is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game.
Knightstown's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Knightstown strolled past Union City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Union City's Jayson Connor, who threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Knightstown still be able to contain Connor? There's only one way to find out.
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