Speedway hasn't had much luck against Beech Grove recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Speedway Sparkplugs will be playing at home against the Beech Grove Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Speedway's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Owen Valley on the road to the tune of 47-0.
Speedway's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Connor Moreland led the charge by throwing for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Jazz Coleman helped Moreland out on the ground, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last matchup, Beech Grove made sure to put some points up on the board against Jennings County on Friday. Beech Grove blew past Jennings County 46-10 on the road.
Jeremiah Lee had a dynamite game for Beech Grove, rushing for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 143 rushing yards per game. Bishop Moore was another key player, throwing for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Beech Grove wouldn't let Jennings County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brayden Cline was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). Another thorn in Jennings County's side was Mike Martin, who made ten total tackles and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
The victory got Speedway back to even at 1-1. As for Beech Grove, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Speedway came up short against Beech Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 30-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lee, who rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Now that Speedway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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