The Padua Franciscan Bruins will challenge the Buckeye Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Midview with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Roderick Love continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Nick Barker was another key player, throwing for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
Padua Franciscan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midview only rushed for 114.
Meanwhile, Buckeye entered their tilt with Norwalk on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Truckers 42-7. Considering the Bucks have won ten matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Buckeye's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for Padua Franciscan, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything came up roses for Padua Franciscan against Buckeye in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. Will Padua Franciscan repeat their success, or does Buckeye have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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