The Pike Central Chargers will take on the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pike Central is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Posey on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pike Central took a blow against North Posey, falling 45-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greencastle). They put the hurt on North Putnam with a sharp 49-28 victory on Friday. With the Tiger Cubs ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Greencastle found their leader in underclassman Cole Stephens, who threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards. The dominant performance gave Stephens a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Parker Welker, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greencastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pike Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Greencastle, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.
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