Griffith is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Wheeler is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Wheeler Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Griffith blew past Calumet New Tech, posting a 56-6 win at home.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeler). They breezed by Whiting at home to the tune of 49-6 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bearcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Jayden Ortiz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Caleb Klimczak, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Wheeler's defense stepped up as well, laying out Austin White. three times. Mitchell Krolikowski was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Griffith's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Wheeler, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Griffith might still be hurting after the 27-6 loss they got from Wheeler in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ortiz, who rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Now that Griffith knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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