The Danbury Lakers will venture away from home to face off against the Stryker Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Danbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Danbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: McKinley, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Danbury was ranked fifth). Danbury simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat McKinley 52-0 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lakers considering their eight-point performance the game before.
Danbury can attribute much of their success to Drake Turinsky, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and Tommy Dean, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Stryker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against St. Joseph Central Catholic, falling 38-6. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Danbury moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Stryker, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Danbury took their victory against Stryker in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 52-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danbury since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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