The Danbury Lakers will challenge the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Danbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Stryker, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Danbury was ranked fifth). Danbury simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Stryker 64-32 on the road. The Lakers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Drake Turinsky continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Tommy Dean, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Danbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ayden Ayers and Taylor Monak. Monak also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Danbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 530 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central Catholic can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game last Saturday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over Stryker.
The win got Danbury back to even at 4-4. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Danbury beat St. Joseph Central Catholic 30-18 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Danbury repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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