Football Game Preview: Washington Blue Lions vs. Chillicothe Cavaliers

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 9:06pm

Football Preview: Washington Blue Lions vs. Chillicothe Cavaliers

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The Washington Blue Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Chillicothe Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Washington is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Monroe on Friday. Washington received a blow as they fell 24-7 to Monroe. While losing is never fun, the Blue Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Hornets are ranked 230th).

Washington's defeat came about despite a quality game from Gavin Coffman, who threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards. The dominant performance gave Coffman a new career-high in rushing yards.

Meanwhile, Chillicothe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Wilmington on the road and fell 38-6.

Washington dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Chillicothe, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-5.

Washington was able to grind out a solid win over Chillicothe when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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