The Cascade Cadets will face off against the North Putnam Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Cascade is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Sullivan: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cascade blew Sullivan out of the water with a 42-6 final score. Considering the Cadets have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Trebley went supernova for Cascade, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Trebley a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Dayton Mink, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cascade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, North Putnam's offense rose to the challenge against a Clovers defense that boasted an average of only 15.4 points allowed on Friday. North Putnam came out on top against Cloverdale by a score of 37-26. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Clovers are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Kramer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Cascade's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for North Putnam, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Cascade beat North Putnam 49-39 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kramer, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cascade still be able to contain Kramer? There's only one way to find out.
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