Silver Creek is 9-0 against Eastern since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Silver Creek Dragons will head out to square off against the Eastern Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Silver Creek came up short against Floyd Central and fell 33-22. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Kedon Ward, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Eastern's offense. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of Brownstown Central. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Braves are ranked 76th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Silver Creek fell to 2-1. As for Eastern, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Silver Creek took their victory against Eastern when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 33-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
