Football Recap: National Trail Blazers vs. Preble Shawnee Arrows
National Trail lost against Preble Shawnee back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The National Trail Blazers had to suffer through a 39-6 loss at the hands of the Preble Shawnee Arrows. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Arrows are ranked 163rd).
Preble Shawnee's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brody Morton led the charge by throwing for 251 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Reece Smith was Morton's top target, picking up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
National Trail now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Preble Shawnee, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
National Trail will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Bradford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. National Trail is facing Bradford at the right time seeing as Bradford is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Preble Shawnee, they are taking a road trip to face off against Twin Valley South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Preble Shawnee's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
