Canton South is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Buchtel is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Canton South Wildcats will take on the Buchtel Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canton South has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 490 points over their last 12 contests.
Canton South stacked a seventh blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over Northwest. Given Canton South's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Northwest is ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Buchtel earned a 26-16 victory over Cardinal Mooney on Friday.
Buchtel can attribute much of their success to Justin Hill, who rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Zyaire Lewis got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Canton South's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Buchtel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
