Football Preview: Chesapeake Panthers vs. Grandview Heights Bobcats
The Chesapeake Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Grandview Heights Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Chesapeake is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Dawson-Bryant just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 44-14 loss at the hands of the Hornets. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Grandview Heights put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Bexley 31-6. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Lions are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grandview Heights can attribute much of their success to Henry Ohlinger, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Owen Nugent, who gained 134 total yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grandview Heights 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 October of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chesapeake fell to 3-1. As for Grandview Heights, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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