Football Preview: Zanesville Blue Devils vs. Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets
After three games on the road, Zanesville is heading back home. They will welcome the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Zanesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northridge on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Heath 31-16 on Friday. The Yellowjackets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mt. Vernon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mavrik Gregory, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Mt. Vernon wouldn't let Heath keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mt. Vernon can thank Luke Hubbard and Hunter Looney for forcing both of them. Looney also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Zanesville dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mt. Vernon, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Zanesville was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 38-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mt. Vernon's Wyatt Gregory, who rushed for 252 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Zanesville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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