Eastern Greene and North Daviess are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the North Daviess Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Eastern Greene ended up a good deal behind North Knox and lost 40-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Daviess, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-6 win over North Central at home.
Coltyn McNabb was a one-man wrecking crew for North Daviess as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. McNabb's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Connor Combess was another key back, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Combess wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: North Daviess was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 418 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
North Daviess' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wyatt Bishop. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions. North Daviess got some further help from Anderson Aiman: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Eastern Greene's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Daviess, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Eastern Greene beat North Daviess 34-22 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Eastern Greene repeat their success, or does North Daviess have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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