Football Preview: Dublin Jerome Celtics vs. Olentangy Braves
Dublin Jerome and Olentangy are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Dublin Jerome Celtics will venture away from home to take on the Olentangy Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin Jerome is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Dublin Jerome will head out to face Olentangy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Dublin Jerome took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olentangy Berlin. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Bears are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Olentangy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 21-0 shutout. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Dublin Jerome's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5. As for Olentangy, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Dublin Jerome took a serious blow against Olentangy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-13. Thankfully for Dublin Jerome, Ethan Grunkemeyer (who threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes) 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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