Football Preview: Oberlin The Phoenix vs. Keystone Wildcats
Oberlin has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Keystone Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Oberlin hasn't scored more than seven points for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Oberlin is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Firelands on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oberlin had to suffer through a 41-6 loss at the hands of Firelands.
Meanwhile, Keystone had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 40-6 win over the Dukes. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four matches by 29 points or more so far this season.
Zach Shackelford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Keystone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Oberlin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Keystone, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Oberlin took a serious blow against Keystone when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 36-6. Thankfully for Oberlin, Kadin Stivason (who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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