The Dublin Coffman Shamrocks will face off against the Lincoln Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Dublin Coffman lost to Pickerington North on the road by a 43-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Panthers are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Olentangy Orange by a score of 31-21 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Golden Lions needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Lincoln had a senior duo take command as Brennen Ward threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and Jayden Gwinn gained 156 total yards. Gwinn's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards. 117 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jake Bushelman.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defense and their five sacks. Olentangy Orange's QB won't forget Terrell Holcomb anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Holcomb is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Dublin Coffman and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Lincoln, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Dublin Coffman's way against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as Dublin Coffman made off with a 45-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincoln's Travis Whittaker, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dublin Coffman to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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