Football Preview: Lowellville Rockets vs. Mineral Ridge Rams
Lowellville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lowellville will head out to face Mineral Ridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Lowellville received a blow as they fell 41-22 to Western Reserve. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 253rd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Geno Perry, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Bruce Brenner also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge entered their tilt with Waterloo on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Vikings 42-18. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Lowellville's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Mineral Ridge, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Lowellville strolled past Mineral Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowellville since the squad 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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