Football Preview: Mineral Ridge Rams vs. Lowellville Rockets
Mineral Ridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mineral Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Lowellville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mineral Ridge really get things going. Mineral Ridge was the clear victor by a 42-18 margin over Waterloo on Friday. 42 seems to be a good number for the Rams as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Lowellville entered their game against Western Reserve on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The match between Lowellville and Western Reserve wasn't particularly close, with Lowellville falling 41-22. The matchup marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
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. Another pass catcher making a difference was Bruce Brenner, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mineral Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Lowellville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Things could have been worse for Mineral Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-21 loss to Lowellville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mineral Ridge, Michael Ballone (who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 37 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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