Lawrence North is 2-8 against Ben Davis since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lawrence North Wildcats will take on the Ben Davis Giants at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Lawrence North's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Lawrence North's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Indianapolis Arsenal Technical. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Titans are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tanner Aspeslet continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Lawrence North was Damario Moore, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ben Davis didn't have quite enough to beat Warren Central on Friday and fell 24-21. The Giants gained 149 more yards on the day, but it was the Warriors that made the best use of them.
Ben Davis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mark Zackery and Jeivyair Horton. Zackery also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 128. Ben Davis got some further help from Antonio Mcgee: he made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lawrence North's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Ben Davis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Lawrence North was taken down by Ben Davis 62-12 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lawrence North, Thomas Gotkowski (who threw for 224 yards and six touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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