Football Preview: Diller-Odell Griffin vs. Pawnee City Indians
Diller-Odell has gone 4-0 against Pawnee City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Diller-Odell Griffin will head out to square off against the Pawnee City Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pawnee City is hoping to do what Dorchester couldn't on Friday: put an end to Diller-Odell's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Diller-Odell simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dorchester 54-19 on the road. With the Griffin ahead 47-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pawnee City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 53-0 victory over Sterling on the road. The 53-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jesse Mclaughlin and Anthony Kling were among the main playmakers for Pawnee City as the former rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 20 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mclaughlin has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pawnee City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pawnee City wouldn't let Sterling keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pawnee City can thank Jett Farwell and Hayden Binder for forcing both of them.
Diller-Odell's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Pawnee City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Diller-Odell against Pawnee City in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 62-26 win. In that matchup, Diller-Odell amassed a halftime lead of 48-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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