Greenfield-Central and Pendleton Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Greenfield-Central Cougars will be playing at home against the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Pendleton Heights is hoping to do what Mt. Vernon couldn't on Friday: put an end to Greenfield-Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Greenfield-Central took down Mt. Vernon 43-29.
Greenfield-Central had a senior duo take command as Dallas Freeman rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns and Payton Foley gained 90 total yards and three touchdowns. Foley didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenfield-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Greenfield-Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Zach Waterman and Carson Anderson.
Meanwhile, everything went Pendleton Heights' way against New Castle on Friday as Pendleton Heights made off with a 42-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Arabians.
Keaton Jones had a dynamite game for Pendleton Heights, rushing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Jones' longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Frank, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns.
Greenfield-Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pendleton Heights, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Greenfield-Central has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pendleton Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 250.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Greenfield-Central was able to grind out a solid win over Pendleton Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 27-17. Will Greenfield-Central repeat their success, or does Pendleton Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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