It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Big Walnut ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by the Westerville North Warriors 32-31. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Eagles sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Westerville North lost, don't look at Ronald Jackson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 186 yards on 13 of 23 attempts.
Big Walnut pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Westerville North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Big Walnut will take on Dublin Scioto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Big Walnut knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Dublin Scioto likes a good challenge. As for Westerville North, they will challenge Worthington Kilbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
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