The Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds will take on the Columbus Grove Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lima Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 33-28 W over Pandora-Gilboa. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Meanwhile, Columbus Grove put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past North Baltimore 42-8. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Trenton Barraza, who rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Barraza is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season.
Columbus Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Lima Central Catholic pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Columbus Grove, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Lima Central Catholic came up short against Columbus Grove in their previous matchup back in October, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barraza, who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Lima Central Catholic 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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