Two dominant backs in Max Mccool and Braylen Townsend are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Castle Knights will face off against the Bloomington South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 31-21 win over Evansville North. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Mccool continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 250 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Boden Morgan was in the mix too, providing Castle with two touchdowns.
Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bloomington South's match on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Bloomington North 27-3. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Townsend was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Bloomington South is undefeated when Townsend posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Bloomington South didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rylan Stikeleather and Miles Mckay. Another thorn in Bloomington North's side was Ben Godar, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Bloomington South pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Castle, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Castle has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bloomington South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Castle strolled past Bloomington South in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 by a score of 31-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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