With a playoff win on the line, Ord rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-30 victory over the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals. Considering the Chanticleers have won five matchups by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ord's defense made their presence known, laying out Parker Volk six times. Caden Lytle was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up four sacks himself. Those four sacks set a new season-high mark for him. Howard Winkelbauer got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Chanticleers
| 10/31/25 @ Doniphan-Trumbull | 63-30 |
| 10/23/25 vs Boone Central | 35-19 |
| 10/17/25 @ Cross County | 78-20 |
| 10/10/25 @ Centura | 63-7 |
| 10/03/25 vs Grand Island Central Catholic | 21-14 |
| + 2 more games |
The win (which was Ord's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-3. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points on average over those games. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2.
Coming up, Ord will take on Cedar Catholic on Friday. The Trojans' defense has only allowed 6.1 points per game this season, so the Chanticleers' offense will have their work cut out for them. Doniphan-Trumbull does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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