The Bath Wildcats will square off against the Defiance 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.
Last Friday, Bath was just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to Celina. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Defiance came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 35-0 at home. The result was nothing new for Defiance, who have now won three contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Defiance had a senior duo take command as Anthony Wilder rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and Noah Gomez rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Those 79 rushing yards gave Gomez a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Defiance was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Bath's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Defiance, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Bath and Defiance were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Bath came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilder, who picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Bath 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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