The Cardington-Lincoln Pirates will head out to take on the Fredericktown Freddies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardington-Lincoln is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Cardington-Lincoln will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Bucyrus on Friday. Cardington-Lincoln claimed a resounding 46-8 win over Bucyrus at home.
Meanwhile, Fredericktown didn't have quite enough to beat Utica on Friday and fell 18-15. The Freddies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fredericktown might have lost, but man, Blake Sipes was a machine: he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Sipes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Fredericktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cardington-Lincoln now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Fredericktown, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Cardington-Lincoln suffered a grim 38-16 defeat to Fredericktown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sipes, who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Cardington-Lincoln 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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