Castle is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Evansville North is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Castle Knights will welcome the Evansville North Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Floyd Central with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
Max Mccool continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Boden Morgan also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evansville North). They blew past New Albany 42-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won three contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Jason Rucker Ii was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Avier Mitchell, who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Evansville North's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Castle, their record now sits at 8-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Mccool and Rucker Ii. Mccool just won't slow down this season and has run in 23 touchdowns while averaging 145.1 rushing yards per game. Rucker Ii has been a dominant force too and has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 90.6 rushing yards per game.
Castle skirted past Evansville North 14-11 when the teams last played back in August. Does Castle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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