Ben Davis is 8-2 against Lawrence North since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ben Davis Giants will look to defend their home field against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Ben Davis focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Ben Davis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Warren Central, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ben Davis was ranked 18th). Ben Davis fell just short of Warren Central by a score of 24-21. Despite 149 more yards than the Warriors, the Giants couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Ben Davis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mark Zackery and Jeivyair Horton. Zackery also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 128. Another thorn in Warren Central's side was Antonio Mcgee, who made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 13 in total. All those points came courtesy of Bryan Garcia Diaz: he added 12 points with four field goals, and another on an extra-point kick.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, posting a 35-0 win at home. Considering the Wildcats have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Tanner Aspeslet, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Ben Davis and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Lawrence North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Ben Davis against Lawrence North when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-12 win. In that game, Ben Davis amassed a halftime lead of 55-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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