The Circleville Tigers fell victim to the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs''s stalwart defense on Friday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 40-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Circleville in their matchups with Bloom-Carroll: they've now lost nine in a row.
Jacob Johnson rushed for 63 yards. Drew Thornsley was his top target, picking up 38 receiving yards and no touchdowns.
Circleville's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 1-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-1 Hamilton Township and 9-1 Logan Elm (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 76% over those games). As for Bloom-Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Circleville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bloom-Carroll will look to defend their home field on Friday against Athens at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Athens focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up four on Friday.
