Football Game Preview: Colerain Cardinals vs. Hamilton Big Blue

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Home	0-38 L
10/06/23 - Away	7-23 L
10/14/22 - Home	21-0 W
10/08/21 - Away	27-6 W
10/02/20 - Home	14-13 W
+ 4 more games

Colerain has gone 7-2 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Big Blue at 7:00 p.m. Colerain has given up an average of 36.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Colerain is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. The matchup between the Cardinals and Mason didn't end well, with the Cardinals falling 38-21. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Comets are ranked 125th).

Meanwhile, Hamilton won against Fairfield last Friday with 14 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Big Blue secured a 14-10 W over Middletown. The Big Blue haven't had any issues with the Middies recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Hamilton's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Colerain, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.

Colerain took a serious blow against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 38-0. Thankfully for the Cardinals, Gracen Goldsmith (who rushed for 153 yards and three TDs while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.