Football Preview: Wilmington Hurricane vs. Batavia Bulldogs
Wilmington has gone 8-1 against Batavia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wilmington Hurricane will face off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Batavia is hoping to do what Western Brown couldn't on Friday: put an end to Wilmington's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wilmington blew past Western Brown 42-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hurricane have posted against the Broncos since October 20, 2017.
Meanwhile, Batavia hadn't done well against Goshen recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Batavia took their matchup with ease, bagging a 62-25 victory over Goshen. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Warriors are ranked 554th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Harris was his usual excellent self, throwing for 402 yards and seven touchdowns, while also rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 137 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marcus Hughbanks, who picked up 165 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Batavia, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Wilmington came up short against Batavia in their previous matchup back in October, falling 28-21. Can Wilmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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