The Pike Valley Panthers will square off against the Osborne Bulldogs on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Pike Valley's way against Waverly as Pike Valley made off with a 50-30 win.
Meanwhile, Osborne had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over St. John's/Tipton Catholic. The Bulldogs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Osborne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Osborne wouldn't let St. John's/Tipton Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Osborne can thank Gage Seifried and Clay Guttery for forcing both of them.
The win got Pike Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Osborne, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Pike Valley took a serious blow against Osborne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 68-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Osborne's Dawson Lantz, who rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Pike Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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