Football Preview: Loudonville Redbirds vs. Mt. Gilead Indians
The Loudonville Redbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Mt. Gilead Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loudonville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Loudonville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cardington-Lincoln on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Loudonville was outmatched by Cardington-Lincoln on the road and fell 42-13.
Meanwhile, Mt. Gilead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Northmor by a score of 16-14. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Golden Knights are ranked 156th).
Loudonville's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mt. Gilead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Loudonville was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Gilead when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 27-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loudonville 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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