The Toronto Red Knights's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Buckeye Local Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Toronto's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Buckeye Local's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Toronto's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Edison offense got past them. Toronto received a blow on Friday as they fell 35-19 to Edison. That makes it the first time this season the Red Knights have let down their home crowd.
Defeat or not, Toronto got some senior leadership from Zebulin Kinsey and Mason Marchbank. Kinsey rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Marchbank picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kinsey a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Local hadn't done well against Shenandoah recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Buckeye Local secured a 36-31 W over Shenandoah.
Toronto's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Buckeye Local, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Toronto against Buckeye Local in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 win. Will Toronto repeat their success, or does Buckeye Local have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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