The Grandview Heights Bobcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Valley Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Grandview Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Centennial 50-6 on the road on Friday. Considering the Bobcats have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grandview Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Henry Ohlinger led the charge by rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. Ohlinger's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season. Owen Nugent was another key player, gaining 149 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grandview Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Valley blew past Oak Hill, posting a 49-13 victory on the road.
Grandview Heights' win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Valley, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Grandview Heights barely slipped by Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley's Gabe Mcneil, who rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grandview Heights still be able to contain Mcneil? There's only one way to find out.
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