North Royalton and Wadsworth faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. The North Royalton Bears came out on top against the Wadsworth Grizzlies by a score of 44-37. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 49-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
North Royalton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mannix Wasco out in front who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Joe Kinney was another key passer, throwing for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt.
North Royalton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 174.
The win got North Royalton back to even at 5-5. As for Wadsworth, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-1 record.
North Royalton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wadsworth: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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