Football Preview: Royal Valley Panthers vs. Oskaloosa Bears
The Royal Valley Panthers will face off against the Oskaloosa Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Royal Valley is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Nemaha Central, falling 40-16. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Oskaloosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Sabetha at home and fell 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Bluejays are ranked 92nd).
Royal Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Oskaloosa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Royal Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Oskaloosa when the teams last played back in October of 2017, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Will Royal Valley repeat their success, or does Oskaloosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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