Danville has gone 9-1 against Fredericktown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Danville Blue Devils will look to defend their home field against the Fredericktown Freddies at 7:00 p.m. Danville will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Danville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Centerburg by a score of 12-0.
The critical scores for Danville came from Aidan Burke and Jacob Hackman.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Danville's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Joshua Byers with two. Another thorn in Centerburg's side was Caleb Lucas, who picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Danville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fredericktown took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over East Knox. The matchup marked the Freddies' most dominant win of the season.
Blake Sipes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 95 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Fredericktown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Brode Davis picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Danville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Fredericktown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Danville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fredericktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 256.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Danville against Fredericktown when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-0 win. Will Danville repeat their success, or does Fredericktown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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