Football Game Preview: Jonathan Alder Pioneers vs. Kenton Ridge Cougars

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Previous Games

10/11/24 - Home	27-28 L
10/06/23 - Away	42-14 W
09/30/22 - Home	49-16 W
10/01/21 - Away	24-21 W
09/04/20 - Home	35-7 W
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Jonathan Alder is 7-2 against Kenton Ridge since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pioneers will take on the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Jonathan Alder's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against London on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Red Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Red Raiders are ranked 27th).

Meanwhile, Kenton Ridge came up short against Urbana on Friday and fell 28-21. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Hillclimbers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Having lost for the first time this season, Jonathan Alder fell to 7-1. As for Kenton Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.

Jonathan Alder and Kenton Ridge were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Jonathan Alder suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.