The Fountain Central Mustangs will challenge the South Putnam Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fountain Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Parke Heritage with a sharp 31-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Fountain Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Paul Adams led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Noah Dodson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, South Putnam had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Clovers on the road to the tune of 38-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Wyatt Mullin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ty Benton, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Putnam was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Fountain Central's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for South Putnam, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Fountain Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Putnam struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fountain Central was taken down by South Putnam 41-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. Can Fountain Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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