Ben Davis is 8-2 against Lawrence North since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ben Davis Giants will be playing at home against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Ben Davis focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Ben Davis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Warren Central, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ben Davis was ranked 18th). Ben Davis fell just short of Warren Central by a score of 24-21. Despite 149 more yards than the Warriors, the Giants couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 13 in total. All those points came courtesy of Bryan Garcia Diaz: he added 12 points with four field goals, and another on an extra-point kick.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 35-0 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Tanner Aspeslet was his usual excellent self, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Ben Davis and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Lawrence North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Ben Davis against Lawrence North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-12 win. In that matchup, Ben Davis amassed a halftime lead of 55-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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