The Wayne Warriors came up short against the Lawrence North Wildcats on Friday, falling 45-21. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 68th in Ohio, while the Wildcats are ranked 12th in Indiana).
Tanner Aspeslet had an outrageously good game for Lawrence North as he threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 30 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Izayveon Moore, who gained 100 total yards and two touchdowns.
Wayne now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lawrence North, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Wayne will venture away from home to face off against Springboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Lawrence North, they will host North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully North Central likes a good challenge.
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