Milan hasn't had much luck against Batesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Milan Indians will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Milan is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Rushville. Milan strolled past Rushville with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-26.
Wyatt Marsh was a one-man wrecking crew for Milan as he threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Another player making a difference was Grant Langferman, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 460 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rushville only gained 247.
Meanwhile, Batesville gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Triton Central by a score of 21-14.
Batesville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Will Jaisle, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Gage Pohlman helped Jaisle out on the ground, rushing for 68 yards, while also catching a touchdown.
Milan might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Batesville when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pohlman, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Now that Milan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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