The Hilliard Davidson Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Olentangy Orange Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Hilliard Davidson beats Olentangy Orange with 43 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Hilliard Davidson never let Marysville onto the board and left with a 43-0 win on Friday. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Orange hadn't done well against Olentangy Berlin recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Olentangy Orange claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Olentangy Berlin at home. While the Pioneers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hilliard Davidson's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Olentangy Orange, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Hilliard Davidson couldn't quite finish off Olentangy Orange in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Olentangy Orange's Levi Davis, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown. Now that Hilliard Davidson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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