Two dominant signal callers in Justin Leathers and Matthew Fisher are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southridge Raiders will square off against the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southridge comes in on five and Evansville Memorial on ten.
Southridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Mt. Vernon with a sharp 55-35 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won eight matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Southridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Caden Kramer, who rushed for 248 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry, and Leathers, who rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Leathers is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game.
Southridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 494 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Southridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Gasser and Davis Schwartz. Schwartz has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Evansville Memorial duked it out withEvansville Mater Dei on Friday. Evansville Memorial blew past Evansville Mater Dei 34-14. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Evansville Memorial can attribute much of their success to Dylen Kendrick, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and Fisher, who threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Those 156 rushing yards gave Kendrick a new career-high.
Southridge pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Evansville Memorial, their record now sits at 10-0.
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