The Groveport-Madison Cruisers will square off against the Canal Winchester Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Groveport-Madison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Logan 44-13. With the Cruisers ahead 37-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Canal Winchester came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over the Golden Gales. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Golden Gales are ranked 274th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jamari Snow and Toreion Brooks. Snow rushed for 103 yards and one TD while Brooks rushed for 70 yards and one score on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Brooks has posted since back in September of 2024.
Canal Winchester's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Groveport-Madison, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Groveport-Madison skirted past Canal Winchester 27-25 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Indians' Corey Howard, who rushed for 169 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Cruisers to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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