Grove City hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grove City Greyhounds will head out to face off against the Lincoln Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Grove City: 15, Lincoln: 12.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Grove City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Pickerington North on Friday. They lost 28-7 to the Panthers. The game marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln entered their tilt with Westerville Central on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over the Warhawks. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Warhawks are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avion Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Brennen Ward, who threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Grove City's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Lincoln, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Ayden Mckinstry and Brown. Mckinstry has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 118.5 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Brown has averaged 85.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Grove City came up short against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 48-42. Thankfully for Grove City, Diore Hubbard (who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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