The Paulding Panthers will head out to take on the Bluffton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paulding's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Bluffton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Paulding will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Antwerp on Friday. Paulding blew past Antwerp 46-6. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bluffton has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 10.1 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of Columbus Grove. The Pirates were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the nine games prior) but the Bulldogs' defense proved too tough.
Paulding's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bluffton, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1.
Paulding was dealt a bruising 63-6 defeat at the hands of Bluffton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Paulding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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