Football Preview: Memorial Red Devils vs. Western Reserve Blue Devils
Memorial has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Memorial had to suffer through a 37-8 loss at the hands of Springfield. The contest marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Lowellville 41-22. The Blue Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jack Darney was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Western Reserve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Memorial now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Western Reserve, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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