Football Preview: Mifflin Punchers vs. Grandview Heights Bobcats
The Mifflin Punchers will challenge the Grandview Heights Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mifflin has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Grandview Heights will arrive with nine straight victories.
Mifflin's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Linden-McKinley on Thursday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 57-0.
Meanwhile, Grandview Heights got the win against Valley on Friday by a conclusive 49-28. Considering the Bobcats have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Henry Ohlinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grandview Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Grandview Heights didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Sanzo and Owen Nugent.
Mifflin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Grandview Heights, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mifflin might still be hurting after the 24-0 loss they got from Grandview Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ohlinger, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that Mifflin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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