The Delta Eagles(3-5, 1-5 HCC) started off the season with three wins, but have now lost their last five. This time, they were defeated by the Greenfield Central Cougars (5-3, 3-3 HHC).
The game started off with a punt by the Eagles and a failed 4th down conversion for the Cougars.
The Eagles started to drive until third-year quarterback Kaiden Bond threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown at the 6:38 mark. The Cougars led 7-0.
After getting the ball back, the Eagles were marching and Bond sneaked for a first down on a fourth and one but the drive would end on a fourth down dropped pass by third-year wide receiver Johny Manor.
To kick off the second quarter, the Cougars ran it in for a short touchdown at the 11:41 mark and extended their lead to 14-0.
Once again after a short drive, the Eagles punted. But after forcing the cougars to punt it back, the Eagles capitalized.
On a short fourth down, fourth-year halfback Palmer Samuels found space and took it to the house at the 4:50 mark. After the extra point was blocked, Delta still trailed 14-6.
The Cougars had no issue running against the Eagles and both teams mainly used the run and only passed a handful of times.
After halftime, the Cougars did not stop. They ran it in for another touchdown at the 7:23 mark in the third to lead 21-6.
After the Eagles were forced to punt, their defense got a stop on fourth-and-one. Even though it was too late, they would do it again later in the fourth quarter. Head coach Chris Overholt talked about the impact of those plays.
“Our defense the last three weeks has really played tough inside the ten for teams and they had a lot of opportunities down there,” he said. “I feel like our defense played as tough as possible against just a big physical team.”
Later in the fourth, the Cougars would score their final touchdown with a short run at the 9:13 mark to finish the game 28-6.
The Eagles had no answer for the physical run game that the Cougars used all night. One name that was silent during the game was fourth-year wide receiver, Caleb Elliot.
“Their defensive linemen gave us a lot of pressure,” he said. “Kaiden and I were not able to make our usual plays.”
The Eagles have now lost five in a row and will have a tough road match for the final regular season game of the year as they face New Palestine next week.
Around Delaware County, Yorktown fell to Pendleton Heights 28-20, Wes-Del lost 20-0 against Union County and Muncie Central made it three wins in a row as they beat Anderson 20-15.
Contact Zach Carter with comments at zachary.carter@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ZachCarter85.
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