The Maconaquah Braves have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Twin Lakes Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maconaquah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Peru. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Tigers are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Maconaquah's win came down to the chemistry between Aiden Robinson and his top target Fuddy Kile. Robinson threw for 319 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes while Kile picked up 171 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Kile is now averaging an impressive 101.9 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was Aj Kelly, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went Twin Lakes' way against Western on Friday as Twin Lakes made off with a 31-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Twin Lakes found their leader in sophomore Cooper Dold, who threw for 194 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Dold a new career-high in rushing yards (13). Darin Baker was another key player, gaining 84 total yards and a touchdown.
Maconaquah pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Twin Lakes, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Maconaquah has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Twin Lakes, though, as they've been averaging only 75.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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