Bedford North Lawrence is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Evansville Reitz is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bedford North Lawrence Stars will take on the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bedford North Lawrence's and Evansville Harrison's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Bedford North Lawrence turned on the heat in the second half with 20 points. Bedford North Lawrence put the hurt on Evansville Harrison with a sharp 27-6 victory.
Bedford North Lawrence's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Memphis Louden, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns, and Cal Gates, who gained 120 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against Boonville as Evansville Reitz made off with a 24-0 victory. Given Evansville Reitz's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Boonville is ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evansville Reitz got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Roland Vera Jr. out in front who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Evansville Reitz's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Leading the way was Levi Oxley and his five sacks.
Their wins bumped Bedford North Lawrence to 7-3 and Evansville Reitz to 10-0.
Friday's match might be decided on the ground as these two are both standouts in the run game. Bedford North Lawrence has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Evansville Reitz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.6 per game. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
