The St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans are on the road again on Friday to play the Lockland Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Norwood 52-6 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Meanwhile, Lockland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Dayton Christian.
Despite their loss, Lockland saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mouhamed Tall, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Tall a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Davae Andrews-Glover, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lockland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lockland wouldn't let Dayton Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lockland can thank Myliki Williamson and Hollis Hill for forcing both of them.
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lockland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place against Lockland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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