Football Preview: Oak Harbor Rockets vs. Keystone Wildcats
Oak Harbor is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Keystone is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oak Harbor Rockets will challenge the Keystone Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Harbor knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Keystone likes a good challenge.
Oak Harbor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 52-7 victory over Fredericktown. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Freddies are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Keystone was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Genoa Area 49-21. Considering the Wildcats have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zach Shackelford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. Those 218 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Keystone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 413 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Oak Harbor's record is now 11-0. As for Keystone, their record now sits at 10-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
