The Gibsonburg Golden Bears will take on the Cory-Rawson Fighting Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gibsonburg has five straight victories, Cory-Rawson has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Gibsonburg needed a bit of extra time to put away Margaretta. They came out on top against the Polar Bears by a score of 14-7. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Polar Bears are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Grant Dawson and he. Dawson rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown. He was even better on defense, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles.
Gibsonburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Gibsonburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jesus Rodriguez and Reece Walby.
Meanwhile, Cory-Rawson didn't have quite enough to beat Ridgemont on Friday and fell 6-3.
Gibsonburg's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Cory-Rawson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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