The Bellefontaine Chieftains will square off against the Indian Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Bellefontaine's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They beat Benjamin Logan by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-0. The result was nothing new for the Chieftains, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Indian Lake on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Tecumseh out of the water with a 47-6 final score. The matchup marked the Lakers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Drake Cosby was a one-man wrecking crew for Indian Lake as he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Madden Lillard made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Indian Lake's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Quest Clay, Keaton Yohey, and Lillard picked up one apiece.
Bellefontaine's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Indian Lake, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Bellefontaine's way against Indian Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Bellefontaine made off with a 41-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellefontaine since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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