Football Preview: Linden-McKinley Panthers vs. Northland Vikings
Linden-McKinley hasn't had much luck against Northland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Linden-McKinley Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Northland Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Linden-McKinley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maple Heights on Friday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 24-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Mustangs are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Northland came up short against Carroll on Friday and fell 23-14.
Linden-McKinley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Northland, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Linden-McKinley was taken down by Northland 35-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northland's Charles Woodfork, who threw for 122 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Linden-McKinley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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