It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evansville North had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the New Albany Bulldogs 42-7. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Huskies this season.
It was another big night for Jason Rucker Ii, who rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Avier Mitchell was in the mix too, providing Evansville North with two touchdowns.
Evansville North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 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 Evansville North's defense and their three sacks. Matthew Pegram was especially locked on to New Albany's QB and sacked him twice. Pegram also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Evansville North is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 3-4 otherwise.
Evansville North's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for New Albany, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Evansville North is taking a road trip to face off against Castle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Evansville North will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. New Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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