Football Game Preview: Osborne Bulldogs vs. Thunder Ridge Longhorns

vs

Previous Games

10/25/24 - Away	50-0 W
10/08/21 - Away	34-44 L
10/09/20 - Home	18-12 W
10/25/19 - Away	40-34 W
10/19/18 - Home	58-12 W
+ 3 more games

Osborne is 7-1 against Thunder Ridge since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bulldogs will host the Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Friday. Osborne received a blow as they fell 54-36 to Linn.

Meanwhile, while Thunder Ridge put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Pike Valley. The Longhorns blew past the Panthers 50-0. The Longhorns' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

The victory made it two in a row for Thunder Ridge and bumps their season record up to 3-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Osborne, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Osborne against Thunder Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Longhorns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.