Football Preview: Ben Davis Giants vs. Lawrence North Wildcats
Ben Davis has gone 8-2 against Lawrence North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ben Davis Giants will host the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Ben Davis focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Ben Davis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Warren Central, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ben Davis was ranked 18th). Ben Davis fell just short of Warren Central by a score of 24-21. The Giants gained 149 more yards on the day, but it was the Warriors that made the best use of them.
Ben Davis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mark Zackery and Jeivyair Horton. Zackery also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 128. Antonio Mcgee was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 13 in total. All those points came courtesy of Bryan Garcia Diaz: he added 12 points with four field goals, and another on an extra-point kick.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at home to the tune of 35-0. Considering the Wildcats have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tanner Aspeslet was his usual excellent self, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Ben Davis and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Lawrence North, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Ben Davis against Lawrence North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 62-12 victory. In that matchup, Ben Davis amassed a halftime lead of 55-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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