It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Columbia City Eagles a 38-0 shutout. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's victory was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 14.6 points allowed on the season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aj Shefferly out in front who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger is 3-1 when Shefferly posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 199.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger wouldn't let Columbia City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Nick Pelkington, Andrew Trahin, and Houston Ellinger picked up one apiece.
The victory got Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger back to even at 5-5. As for Columbia City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will head out on the road to square off against Fort Wayne Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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