The Medina Battling Bees will venture away from home to face off against the Olentangy Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Medina will be strutting in after a win while Olentangy will be coming in after a defeat.
Medina is headed out to face Olentangy after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Medina took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Stow-Munroe Falls. Given the Battling Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Medina can attribute much of their success to Cason Diiulio, who threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Medina also got help from Jackson Riffle, who showed off his sure hands for 113 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Medina's defense and their three sacks. Cooper Estes was especially locked on to Stow-Munroe Falls' QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Stow-Munroe Falls' side was Brayden Smigel, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Olentangy's offense. They were beaten by Olentangy Liberty 28-0 on Friday. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Medina might still be hurting after the 53-28 loss they got from Olentangy when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Medina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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