This week, Essex faces off against Woodbine on Friday at 4:00 AM. Essex is still chasing that elusive W after another rough time last week.
Essex simply didn't have it last week, losing 56 - 16 to Sidney.
As for Woodbine, there's no need to mince words: it lost to Fremont-Mills last week, and it lost bad. The score wound up at 41 - 6. Woodbine wasn't expected to win (the team is 26 ranks behind in the state), but no defeat is easy.
After their losses, Essex dropped to 0-9 and Woodbine dropped to 3-5. Woodbine has allowed an average of 51 points each game, and Essex has allowed an average of 48. Hence, a good defensive effort could be the difference in this matchup.
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