The North Putnam Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Brown County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Putnam is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
North Putnam took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 56-22 win over West Vigo. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Vikings are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Kramer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Paxton O'Brien was in the mix too, providing North Putnam with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Putnam was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 491 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Brown County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by South Putnam 59-6. Brown County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-0.
North Putnam's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Brown County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for North Putnam against Brown County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 57-8 victory. In that game, North Putnam amassed a halftime lead of 43-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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