After two games on the road, St. Francis DeSales is heading back home. They will welcome the New Albany Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis DeSales' defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so New Albany's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Francis DeSales is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Watterson just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 44-7. The matchup marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, New Albany made easy work of Westerville Central on Friday and carried off a 38-13 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Warhawks are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Albany had a senior duo take command as Ashton Allen rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries and Will Olah rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Olah has become a key player for New Albany: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
New Albany wouldn't let Westerville Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Albany can thank Hunter Howard and Michael Igwe for forcing both of them. Howard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
New Albany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
St. Francis DeSales' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for New Albany, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
St. Francis DeSales took their victory against New Albany in their previous matchup back in September of 2014 by a conclusive 34-9. Does St. Francis DeSales have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Albany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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