The Indianapolis Washington Continentals will square off against the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Washington will be strutting in after a victory while Lake Station Edison will be coming in after a defeat.
Indianapolis Washington's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Christel House at Manual 48-0 on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Continentals needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Anthony Burts was a one-man wrecking crew for Indianapolis Washington as he threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Burts' longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indianapolis Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 527 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Indianapolis Washington wouldn't let Christel House at Manual keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Indianapolis Washington can thank Patrick Pride and Isiah White for forcing all of them. White didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lake Station Edison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Newton.
Despite the defeat, Lake Station Edison had strong showings from David Parker, who gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns, and Anthony Slaven, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
The win got Indianapolis Washington back to even at 1-1. As for Lake Station Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Indianapolis Washington against Lake Station Edison in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 36-0 victory. Will Indianapolis Washington repeat their success, or does Lake Station Edison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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