The Knightstown Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Tri Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knightstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Tri likes a good challenge.
Knightstown is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Cambridge City Lincoln: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Knightstown blew Cambridge City Lincoln out of the water with a 54-0 final score. The Panthers pushed the score to 46-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Jameson Crawford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Brantt Ellis was in the mix too, providing Knightstown with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Knightstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 174.
Knightstown wouldn't let Cambridge City Lincoln keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dylan Bonewits was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Tri was able to grind out a solid win over Winchester Community on Friday, taking the game 14-6.
It was another big night for Cameron Boone, who rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113.3 rushing yards per game.
Knightstown's record is now 5-1. As for Tri, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Knightstown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tri struggles in that department as they've been averaging 301.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Knightstown was taken down by Tri 35-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Knightstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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