Walnut Hills hasn't had much luck against Anderson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Walnut Hills Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Anderson Raptors at 7:00 p.m.
Walnut Hills is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by West Clermont on the road and fell 30-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Wolves are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Anderson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Turpin 56-13 at home. Fans of the Raptors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Anderson had a senior duo take command as Justice Burnam threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 95.2% of his passes and Durrell Turner gained 170 total yards and three touchdowns. Turner's longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. Another player making a difference was Caden Piening, who picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Anderson's defense and their nine sacks. In that department, Alex Stanyard was the leader with two.
Walnut Hills' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Anderson, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Walnut Hills was dealt a bruising 51-0 defeat at the hands of Anderson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burnam, who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Now that Walnut Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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