Early College hasn't had much luck against Indian River recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Early College Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indian River Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row dating back to last season, Early College finally turned things around against Dickinson on Friday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 31-22. The Hornets' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Meanwhile, Indian River didn't have too much trouble with Brandywine on the road on Thursday as they won 23-7. The 23-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Darnell Stokes was his usual excellent self, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
Indian River 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 Landen Erbe.
Early College's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Indian River, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Early College was dealt a bruising 49-12 defeat at the hands of Indian River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Early College was down 49-6.
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