Football Preview: Grove City Greyhounds vs. Hilliard Darby Panthers
The Grove City Greyhounds will head out on the road to challenge the Hilliard Darby Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grove City has four straight wins, Hilliard Darby has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Grove City blew past Thomas Worthington, posting a 41-7 victory at home. With the Greyhounds ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Carson Welsh, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Owen Steele was in the mix too, providing Grove City with three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grove City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Grove City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ahmed Khalif and Ty Poole. Grove City got some further help from Giovanni Speakman: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Hilliard Darby took a blow against Hilliard Davidson on Friday, falling 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Wildcats are ranked 37th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kaiden Molnar, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards.
Grove City's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Hilliard Darby, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Grove City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 185.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hilliard Darby struggles in that department as they've been averaging 204.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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