The Bloomington South Panthers will take on the Decatur Central Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bloomington South sitting on four straight wins and Decatur Central on eight.
Bloomington South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Castle by a score of 28-21.
It was another big night for Braylen Townsend, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Bloomington South's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Duncan Combs, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Bloomington South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Decatur Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Central on Friday, but they still walked away with a 21-16 victory.
Bloomington South is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.9 points per game. As for Decatur Central, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bloomington South has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Decatur Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bloomington South came up short against Decatur Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 24-12. Thankfully for Bloomington South, KC Berry (who rushed for 256 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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