Football Preview: East Knox Bulldogs vs. Fredericktown Freddies
The East Knox Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Fredericktown Freddies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Knox's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northmor on Friday. They were outmatched by the Golden Knights at home and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Golden Knights are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Fredericktown made sure to put some points up on the board against Loudonville on Friday. Fredericktown blew past Loudonville 39-14. The Freddies pushed the score to 33-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Redbirds cut but never quite recovered from.
Fredericktown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blake Sipes led the charge by rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Roush, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fredericktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 546 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Fredericktown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Carter Mull.
The defeat snapped East Knox's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Fredericktown, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. East Knox has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fredericktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 265.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for East Knox against Fredericktown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Knox since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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