Football Recap: Osborne Bulldogs vs. Pike Valley Panthers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Osborne). They breezed by the Pike Valley Panthers on the road to the tune of 64-18 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Dalton Garman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Dawson Lantz, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Osborne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Pike Valley still got an impressive performance from Andrew Cooper, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Cooper's longest reception was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Miles Rickard also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for Osborne and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Pike Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Osborne will venture away from home to square off against Norwich at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Osborne is facing Norwich at the right time seeing as Norwich is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pike Valley, they will head out to face off against Linn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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