Football Preview: Bexley Lions vs. Buckeye Valley Barons
The Bexley Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Buckeye Valley Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bexley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Cincinnati Landmark on Friday. Everything went Bexley's way against Cincinnati Landmark as Bexley made off with a 34-13 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
Bexley relied on the efforts of Bren Puchta, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and Cameron Padmore, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bexley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cincinnati Landmark only rushed for 101.
Bexley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. William Murray V led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buckeye Valley). They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Hamilton Township on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Bexley's record is now 2-3. As for Buckeye Valley, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Bexley was taken down by Buckeye Valley 49-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Bexley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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