The Franklin Panthers will square off against the Venice Gondoliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Franklin is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Eagle Rock just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Panthers gained 109 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Eduardo Cuevas, who threw for 383 yards and two touchdowns. Franklin also got a significant boost from Scott Moore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
Meanwhile, Venice had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Comets by a score of 28-15. The Gondoliers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Comets cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Joshua Aaron, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
Venice didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as William Oeser, Grandison Johnson, and Malachi Brown picked up one apiece. Oeser has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Venice got some further help from Jonathan Sharp: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for Franklin, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
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