Football Preview: Fairland Dragons vs. West Muskingum Tornadoes
Fairland has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the West Muskingum Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Fairland: 12.8, West Muskingum: 13.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Fairland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Zane Trace as Fairland made off with a 31-7 victory. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Pioneers are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Muskingum had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 34-26 win over the Nubians.
Fairland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for West Muskingum, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Fairland and West Muskingum were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, but Fairland came up empty-handed after a 22-21 loss. Can Fairland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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