Football Preview: Orange Lions vs. Lutheran West Longhorns
The Orange Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Lutheran West Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Orange is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hawken on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Orange had to suffer through a 50-13 loss at the hands of Hawken. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Hawks are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lutheran West). They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Geauga on Thursday, sneaking past 23-20.
Orange has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Lutheran West, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Orange was taken down by Lutheran West 55-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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