Greensburg hasn't had much luck against East Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greensburg Pirates and the East Central Trojans are set to duel. Hopefully Greensburg focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Greensburg is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Batesville on the road and fell 65-16. One positive for the Pirates, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Greensburg might have lost, but man, Austin Cruz was a machine: he rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Cruz a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Greensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Central came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Spartans 62-6 on the road. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
East Central found their leader in underclassman Ryan Minges, who rushed for 121 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Minges is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
East Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nyden Euson.
Greensburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for East Central, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Greensburg was dealt a bruising 62-0 loss at the hands of East Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Greensburg, Josh Ringer (who rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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