Edinburgh hasn't had much luck against North Decatur recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Edinburgh Lancers will welcome the North Decatur Chargers at 7:00 p.m.
Edinburgh is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 25-6 bruising from North Central.
Edinburgh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Fowler and Cole White.
Meanwhile, North Decatur entered their tilt with North Daviess on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 54-6 victory over the Cougars on the road. Considering the Chargers have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Corbin Thackery continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Simon Barber, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Edinburgh's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North Decatur, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Edinburgh was taken down by North Decatur 63-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thackery, who rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Edinburgh knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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