WEEK 6 Preview - North Montgomery vs. Crawfordsville

NORTH MONTGOMERY VS. CRAWFORDSVILLE Game Time: 7 p.m. Place: Crawfordsville Records: North Montgomery is 1-4 (0-3) after losing to Western Boone 56-17; Crawfordsville is -5 (0-3) after losing to Southmont 41-14 First Meeting: Oct. 15, 1971 (Crawfordsville won 45-0) Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2016 (North Montgomery won 14-0) Last 10 Meetings: North Montgomery leads 8-2 Last Crawfordsville Win: Oct. 7, 2011 when Crawfordsville won 28-14 Overall Series: North Montgomery leads 27-21 Games at Crawfordsville: Crawfordsville leads 14-10 Notes: These two schools are meeting for the 49th time on the gridiron as they have played every year since North Montgomery opened its doors in 1971… Defense has played a big part in this season as there have been 15 shutouts in the first 48 meetings as Crawfordsville has recorded eight and North Montgomery seven… The home team has a big advantage as well winning 31 of 47 meetings (the teams met once in the Hoosier Dome)… Both teams come into the game struggling on defense as the Chargers are giving up 42.4 points a game and the Athenians are giving up 38.4 points a game… North Montgomery is trying to avoid a 1-5 start for the first time since 2005 when the team began the season 1-8 before ending the season 2-9… Crawfordsville is hoping to avoid an 0-6 start for the first time since 2013 when the team went 0-10 on the season… Crawfordsville has lost 10 straight games dating back the North Montgomery game last year… North Montgomery is led by senior quarterback Collin Knecht who has completed 62 of 118 passes (52.5 percent) for 882 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions… Knecht is also the Chargers’ leading rusher with 287 yards on 73 carries while Bryce Claycomb has rushed for 271 yards on 45 carries… Kade Kobel is the top receiver for North with 20 catches for 285 yards… A total of 11 different players have caught passes for the Chargers… Crawfordsville is primarily a running team and is averaging 177 yards a game… Leading the Athenian rushers are junior Steven Latre who has 277 yards on 73 carries sophomore quarterback Cale McCarty who has rushed for 275 yards on 77 carries.

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