The Silver Creek Dragons will square off against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Floyd Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Silver Creek, who comes in off a win.
If Silver Creek beats Floyd Central with 41 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Silver Creek simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Salem 41-8 at home. The Dragons pushed the score to 28-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against St. Xavier two weeks ago, falling 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 56th in Indiana, while the Tigers are ranked fifth in Kentucky).
Although Floyd Central took the loss, they still got scores from Matt Polk and Zenel Lawless.
Silver Creek was taken down by Floyd Central 56-28 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Silver Creek was down 49-14.
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