Buchtel has gone 10-0 against Ellet recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Buchtel Griffins will be playing at home against the Ellet Orangemen at 12:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Buchtel and seven for Ellet dating back to last season.
Buchtel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 31-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Firestone.
Buchtel's loss came about despite a quality game from Stevie Diamond, who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards. The dominant performance gave Diamond a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Ellet's offense. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of East. While losing is never fun, the Orangemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Dragons are ranked 239th).
Buchtel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Ellet, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Buchtel's way against Ellet in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Buchtel made off with a 20-0 victory. Does Buchtel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ellet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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