After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Ironton is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Ironton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Ironton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Cabell Midland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ironton blew Cabell Midland out of the water with a 63-7 final score. Fans of the Fighting Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Ironton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Schreck, who threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another back making a difference was Zayne Williams, who gained 118 total yards and three touchdowns.
Ironton wouldn't let Cabell Midland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jesse Copas, Austin Bump, and Mason Wheeler picked up one apiece. Copas also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Francis had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They managed a 23-17 win over Benedictine on Saturday. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked ninth in New York, while the Bengals are ranked 114th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for St. Francis came from Damone Allen, Edward Gauthier Iii, and Landon Welka.
St. Francis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Evan Noecker, Tucker Jobe, and William Hanson picked up one apiece. Hanson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Ironton's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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