Brayden Elsass ran in a pair of touchdowns and Jake Baker caught a touchdown from Cody Zahler but Louisville fell to host New Philadelphia 20-18. The Leopards trailed 14-0 and rallied to take the lead before the Quakers scored the game winning touchdown with 32 seconds left in the game.
Blake Balderson, Ben Bendle, and Luke Seaman all won by fall in both matches as the Leopards defeated the Cardinals 63-10 and the host Spartans 50-24. Louisville remains perfect in dual matches on the season improving to 7-0.
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Connor Novosel, Kolten Barker, Dylan Rhoads, Tanner Frank, and Ben Brendle all won by fall for the Leopards who defeated the host Mustangs 52-27. Dominic Hoffarth also won by major decision as LHS rolled in their dual opener.
Gabe Stoffer scored on a 70 yard touchdown run as Louisville nearly rallied on the road against undefeated Lake 20-16. Brayden Elsass also had a rushing touchdown for the Freshman Leopards who drop to 2-3.
Owen Dimarzio caught a touchdown pass and ran for another as the Leopards defeated the host Bulldogs 20-14. Gabe Stoffer also threw a touchdown pass and caught another from Anderson Kandel as Louisville improved to 1-1.
