Evansville Central lost against Evansville North back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Evansville Central Bears were beaten by the Evansville North Huskies 35-7. The Bears have struggled against the Huskies recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jason Rucker Ii was nothing short of spectacular for Evansville North: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Evan Garnett did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Evansville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Evansville North, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-5.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Evansville Central will head out on the road to challenge Evansville Reitz at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. After each having a week off, Evansville North and New Albany will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Evansville North is facing New Albany at the right time seeing as New Albany is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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