The Olentangy Braves will square off against the Medina Battling Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Medina is headed out to face a Braves squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Olentangy took a blow against Olentangy Liberty on Friday, falling 28-0. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Medina was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Stow-Munroe Falls 42-14 at home. Given the Battling Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Cason Diiulio, who threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Riffle, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Medina's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Cooper Estes was especially locked on to Stow-Munroe Falls' QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Stow-Munroe Falls' side was Brayden Smigel, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Olentangy took their win against Medina in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 53-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Medina's Austin Knowles, who picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Olentangy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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