The Madison Cubs will face off against the Indian Creek Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Madison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-14 victory over Owen Valley. The Cubs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Indian Creek made easy work of Monrovia last Friday and carried off a 40-18 win. Considering the Braves have won four contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Indian Creek's win came from a few key players Madison will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Evan Clark, who rushed for 112 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries, and also threw for 136 yards and one touchdown on only 11 passes. Those 112 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Pingleton, who rushed for 126 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Indian Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Indian Creek's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Gary Turnmire with three. Indian Creek got some further help from Nate Nash: he made 15 total tackles.
Indian Creek pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.1 points over those games. As for Madison, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-8.
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