It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Glenn Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Culver Academies has four straight victories, Glenn has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Culver Academies earned a 30-20 win over Heritage Christian.
Tay Rodriguez had a dynamite game for Culver Academies, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Rodriguez is now averaging an impressive 129 rushing yards per game. Culver Academies also got help from Ty Rakan, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Culver Academies was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Culver Academies didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rakan and Rodriguez. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Glenn was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 22-21 to Tippecanoe Valley.
Culver Academies' victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Glenn, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Culver Academies was dealt a bruising 48-7 defeat at the hands of Glenn when the teams last played back in September of 2014. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Culver Academies was down 34-7.
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