Football Preview: Ravenna Ravens vs. Streetsboro Rockets
The Ravenna Ravens will take on the Streetsboro Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Ravenna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Springfield onto the board and left with a 24-0 win on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Ravens with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Streetsboro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Woodridge 42-0 at home. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 42 points or more this season.
Cohen Klimak was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Streetsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Streetsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marcus Council and Jackson Gula. What's more, Gula also racked up seven rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
The victory made it two in a row for Ravenna and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Streetsboro, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Ravenna was taken down by Streetsboro 56-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Ravenna, Preston Hopperton (who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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