Two dominant backs in Elliot Baldini and Kojo Steffey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Logansport Berries will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Logansport's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so West Lafayette's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Logansport is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Hamilton Heights on Friday. The Berries took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies. The matchup marked the Berries' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Although Logansport took the loss, they still got scores from Baldini and Jaxsyn Walker.
Even if they lost, Logansport's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Kolten Hudson with two. Quincy Jackson was another major factor on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette lost to Western at home by a 34-20 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Panthers are ranked 50th).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Steffey and Matthew McKitrick. McKitrick had a great game and rushed for 116 yards and two TDs. Meanwhile, Steffey was balling out in the loss, rushing for 123 yards and a pair of scores, while also picking up 55 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Logansport fell to 5-1. As for West Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Logansport strolled past West Lafayette when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Red Devils' Dawson Martin, who rushed for 148 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Berries to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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