Girard and McKinley are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Girard Indians will be playing at home against the McKinley Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Girard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Girard took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Hubbard at home to the tune of 45-6. Considering the Indians have won three matches by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Girard had a senior duo take command as Mykel Collier picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Dominick Tolone threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Collier has become a key player for Girard: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Girard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 53-0 loss at the hands of Struthers. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Wildcats are ranked 111th).
Girard now has a winning record of 5-4. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Girard might still be hurting after the 48-28 loss they got from McKinley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Girard, Antuan Gardner (who rushed for 325 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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