Defiance has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Defiance is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bowling Green a 38-0 shutout. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 31 point advantage.
Anthony Wilder continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass.
Defiance didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordyn Wright and Cohen Stockman.
Meanwhile, Benedictine came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 35-7 win over the Tornadoes. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benedictine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Defiance, their record is now 7-4.
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