Two dominant backs in Kojo Steffey and Elliot Baldini are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Lafayette Red Devils will face off against the Logansport Berries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lafayette has given up an average of 27.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Lafayette is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Western on Friday. The Red Devils received a blow as they fell 34-20 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Panthers are ranked 50th).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Steffey and Matthew McKitrick. McKitrick had a great game and rushed for 116 yards and two scores. Meanwhile, Steffey was balling out in the loss, rushing for 123 yards and a pair of TDs, while also picking up 55 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Logansport came up short against Hamilton Heights on Friday and fell 22-14. The matchup marked the Berries' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Logansport took the loss, they still got scores from Baldini and Jaxsyn Walker.
Even if they lost, Logansport's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Kolten Hudson with two. Quincy Jackson was another major factor on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Having lost for the first time this season, Logansport fell to 5-1. As for West Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
West Lafayette ended up a good deal behind Logansport in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, losing 28-14. Thankfully for the Red Devils, Chris Anthony DelValle (who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns) 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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