Delphi Community lost against Sheridan back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Delphi Community Oracles lost to the Sheridan Blackhawks at home by a 21-7 margin. The Oracles haven't had much luck with the Blackhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Delphi Community lost, don't look at Joshua Hartley. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 137 receiving yards. Hartley got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Delphi Community didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hartley. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another thorn in Sheridan's side was Ethan Mcilrath, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Alex Cravens was a one-man wrecking crew for Sheridan as he rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Hall handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.
Delphi Community's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Sheridan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Delphi Community will stay at home for another week and welcome Clinton Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season. As for Sheridan, they will take on Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 27.3 points per game.
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