The Greenwood Gators will take on the Owensboro Catholic Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Greenwood came up short against Warren East and fell 21-14.
Meanwhile, Owensboro Catholic really took it to Daviess County for the full four quarters, racking up a 58-8 victory at home. With the Aces ahead 44-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Brady Atwell was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Waryn Ebelhar was another key player, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Owensboro Catholic wouldn't let Daviess County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Owensboro Catholic can thank Michael Lyon and Barrett Evans for forcing both of them. Lyon's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making two total tackles.
Greenwood's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Owensboro Catholic, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Greenwood was dealt a bruising 43-13 loss at the hands of Owensboro Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atwell, who threw for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Now that Greenwood 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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