On Friday, Idalia faced Otis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Idalia Wolves took a 33-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Otis Bulldogs. The Wolves lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-21 score last time.
Idalia wouldn't let Otis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Idalia can thank Hayden Drullinger and Gabe Kechter for forcing both of them. Kechter is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Idalia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Idalia's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Otis, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Idalia will venture away from home to face off against Fleming at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fleming knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Idalia likes a good challenge. As for Otis, they will be playing at home against Peetz at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Otis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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