Football Preview: Streetsboro Rockets vs. Ravenna Ravens
The Streetsboro Rockets will face off against the Ravenna Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Streetsboro will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Ravenna's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Streetsboro hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Streetsboro simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Woodridge 42-0 at home. Considering the Rockets have won six matchups by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cohen Klimak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Streetsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Streetsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marcus Council and Jackson Gula. What's more, Gula also racked up seven rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ravenna). Their defense stepped up to hand Springfield a 24-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Streetsboro's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Ravenna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Streetsboro against Ravenna in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 victory. In that game, Streetsboro amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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