Football Preview: Southern Indians vs. East Palestine Bulldogs
Southern has gone 6-1 against East Palestine recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Southern Indians will venture away from home to challenge the East Palestine Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Southern is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of United by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, East Palestine lost to Valley Christian on the road by a 56-38 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though they lost, East Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Southern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Southern against East Palestine in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 win. In that contest, Southern amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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