Football Preview: Fredericktown Freddies vs. Danville Blue Devils
Fredericktown hasn't had much luck against Danville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fredericktown Freddies will venture away from home to square off against the Danville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fredericktown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by East Knox at home to the tune of 31-0. The Freddies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 25 points or more this season.
Blake Sipes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 95 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Brode Davis made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Fredericktown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Davis picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Danville waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 12-0.
Danville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Danville's defense and their 3.5 sacks. In that department, Joshua Byers was the leader with two. Another thorn in Centerburg's side was Caleb Lucas, who picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Fredericktown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Danville, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Fredericktown has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 256.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Danville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fredericktown was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Danville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Fredericktown, Cole Delaughder (who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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