The Greencastle Tiger Cubs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Linton-Stockton Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greencastle will be strutting in after a victory while Linton-Stockton will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Greencastle needed a bit of extra time to put away Indian Creek. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over the Braves. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tiger Cubs have posted since September 8, 2023.
Greencastle's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cole Stephens, who threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, and Parker Welker, who picked up 91 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Linton-Stockton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They and Boonville were almost perfectly matched up, but Linton-Stockton suffered a 21-20 defeat.
Greencastle's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Linton-Stockton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Greencastle couldn't quite finish off Linton-Stockton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 26-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linton-Stockton's Paul Oliver, who rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Greencastle knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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