The Worthington Christian Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Worthington Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Bexley to the tune of 35-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Worthington Christian's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Cameron Robinson and Thomas Hartings. Robinson picked up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Hartings threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Jacob Corbin also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Worthington Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Wilson and Isaac King.
Meanwhile, Ironton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 50-0. Given the Fighting Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Trojans are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ironton had a senior duo take command as Shaun Terry picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Brayden Schreck threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Ironton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
The win got Worthington Christian back to even at 5-5. As for Ironton, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Worthington Christian was taken down by Ironton 56-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Worthington Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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