Football Game Preview: Pandora-Gilboa Rockets vs. Arlington Red Devils

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Previous 6 Games

09/19/25 - Away	24-14 W
09/20/24 - Home	49-28 W
09/04/20 - Home	35-36 L
10/18/19 - Away	21-28 L
09/08/17 - Home	28-0 W
09/09/16 - Away	7-12 L

Pandora-Gilboa and Arlington are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Rockets will be playing at home against the Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Arlington will be up against a hot Pandora-Gilboa team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Rockets blew past Riverdale 43-7 on Friday. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Falcons are ranked 667th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pandora-Gilboa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zahnder Boggs, who picked up 102 receiving yards and one score. Another back making a difference was Ben Burkholder, who rushed for 37 yards and three TDs.

Pandora-Gilboa didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Riverdale to a completion percentage of just 38.1%. The Rockets weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 84.6%.

Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Arlington made sure to put some points up on the board against Arcadia on Friday. The Red Devils blew past the Redskins 33-8. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now won eight in a row.

Pandora-Gilboa's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Arlington, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.

Pandora-Gilboa was able to grind out a solid victory over Arlington when the teams last played back in September, winning 24-14. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.