Football Recap: Gibsonburg Golden Bears vs. Leipsic Vikings
Gibsonburg and Leipsic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Gibsonburg had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Leipsic Vikings by a score of 18-16. That makes it the first time this season the Golden Bears have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Gibsonburg saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grant Smith rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Smith was just one part of a punishing run game: Gibsonburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
The defeat snapped Gibsonburg's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Leipsic, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Gibsonburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leipsic, they are on the road again on Friday to play St. John's at 7:00 p.m.
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