After each having a week off, the Elkhart Lions and the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Elkhart sitting on eight straight victories and Fort Wayne Snider on four.
Last Friday, Elkhart humbled South Bend Adams with a 55-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elkhart to victory, but perhaps none more so than Connor Dow, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Elkhart wouldn't let South Bend Adams keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elkhart can thank Cordarrll Mcfee and Kros Jones for forcing both of them. Another thorn in South Bend Adams' side was Mariyon Dye, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Wayne last Friday, taking the game 21-8. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Generals are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkhart pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fort Wayne Snider, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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