Speedway hasn't had much luck against Triton Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Speedway Sparkplugs will venture away from home to take on the Triton Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Speedway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
Speedway is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Indianapolis Lutheran on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Speedway took a blow against Indianapolis Lutheran, falling 49-7. The contest marked the Sparkplugs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Speedway's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jazz Coleman, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Triton Central). They blew past Beech Grove 56-26 at home on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on four straight.
A big part of Triton Central's victory came down to the chemistry between Sam Collier and his top target Chase Chandler. Collier threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Chandler picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Chandler got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 52 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Triton Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Speedway's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Triton Central, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Speedway took a serious blow against Triton Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 40-7. Thankfully for Speedway, Brayden Wilkins (who picked up 148 receiving yards, and also rushed for 147 yards on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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