Evansville Harrison hasn't had much luck against Evansville Mater Dei recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Evansville Harrison Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Evansville Harrison finally turned things around against Evansville Central on Friday. They blew past the Bears 48-6 at home. With the Warriors ahead 34-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jalen Sutton had a dynamite game for Evansville Harrison, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Sutton really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Bavone, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evansville Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 85 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 154.
One reason for the win was Evansville Harrison's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Braxton Bishop with two.
Meanwhile, while Evansville Mater Dei put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Evansville Bosse. Evansville Mater Dei blew past Evansville Bosse, posting a 49-0 win at home. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Evansville Harrison's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-7. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Evansville Harrison suffered a grim 43-20 defeat to Evansville Mater Dei when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Evansville Harrison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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