The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will venture away from home to take on the Franklin Central Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton Southeastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hamilton Southeastern beat Noblesville 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
Vaughn Johnson went supernova for Hamilton Southeastern, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, Franklin Central faced Fishers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Franklin Central walked away with a 22-13 win over Fishers. The victory was nothing new for the Flashes as they're now sitting on three straight.
Franklin Central can attribute much of their success to Avery Allen, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in rushing yards.
Franklin Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hamilton Southeastern's record now sits at 5-2. As for Franklin Central, their record is now 4-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Hamilton Southeastern has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 225 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Franklin Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hamilton Southeastern strolled past Franklin Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 19-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton Southeastern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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