Defiance and Benedictine squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Defiance had to settle for second. They came up short against the Benedictine Bengals, falling 28-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Bengals are ranked 41st).
Brez Zipfel threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Anthony Wilder rushed for 87 yards.
Defiance's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Benedictine, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Defiance does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benedictine, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Padua Franciscan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benedictine's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Padua Franciscan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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