Eastern Greene will face off against North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Greene has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while North Central will come in with three straight wins.
Eastern Greene is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Linton-Stockton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Thunderbirds were beaten by the Miners 44-14. The Thunderbirds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-0.
Meanwhile, North Central hadn't done well against South Spencer recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Rebels by a score of 20-13.
A big part of North Central's victory came down to the chemistry between Lane Phegley and his top target Sawyer Cox. Phegley rushed for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries while Cox rushed for 100 yards and one TD. The dominant performance also gave Phegley a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
North Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
North Central's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Eastern Greene, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Eastern Greene might still be hurting after the 43-20 defeat they got from North Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for Eastern Greene, Travaughn Cockrell (who rushed for 186 yards and three scores while picking up 11.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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