Football Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Firelands Falcons
Keystone and Firelands are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Keystone Wildcats will stay at home for another week and welcome the Firelands Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keystone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Keystone duked it out withBrookside on Friday. Keystone blew past Brookside, posting a 43-14 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Zach Shackelford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Tyler Ohl got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Keystone didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Ohl picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Brookside's side was Grady Whitacre, who made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, a victory for Firelands just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Clearview, falling 28-6. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Clippers are ranked 168th).
Keystone pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Firelands, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Keystone was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Firelands in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Keystone have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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