After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Evansville Memorial, Evansville Mater Dei was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Jasper Wildcats 35-14. Evansville Mater Dei might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Evansville Mater Dei wouldn't let Jasper keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Evansville Mater Dei can thank Caden Thacker and Nate McDurmon for forcing both of them. McDurmon also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Evansville Mater Dei was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Evansville Mater Dei pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jasper, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evansville Mater Dei will square off against Evansville North at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville North's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Evansville Mater Dei's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Jasper, they will face off against Evansville Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper is facing Evansville Central at the right time seeing as Evansville Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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