Lawrence North is 2-8 against Ben Davis since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lawrence North Wildcats will square off against the Ben Davis Giants at 7:00 p.m. Lawrence North knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Ben Davis likes a good challenge.
Lawrence North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Indianapolis Arsenal Technical. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Titans are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. Damario Moore also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Ben Davis didn't have quite enough to beat Warren Central on Friday and fell 24-21. The Giants gained 149 more yards on the day, but it was the Warriors that made the best use of them.
Lawrence North's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Ben Davis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Lawrence North took a serious blow against Ben Davis in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 62-12. Thankfully for Lawrence North, Thomas Gotkowski (who threw for 224 yards and six touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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