Anderson has gone 7-1 against Walnut Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Anderson Raptors are taking a road trip to square off against the Walnut Hills Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Anderson has seven straight wins, Walnut Hills has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Anderson took their match at home with ease, bagging a 56-13 victory over Turpin. Fans of the Raptors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Anderson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Justice Burnam, who threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 95.2% of his passes, and Durrell Turner, who gained 170 total yards and three touchdowns. Turner got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 81 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Piening, who picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Anderson's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB nine times. Turpin's QB won't forget Alex Stanyard anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Walnut Hills' offense. They were dealt a 30-0 defeat at the hands of West Clermont on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Wolves are ranked 67th).
Anderson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Walnut Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Anderson against Walnut Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 51-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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