Football Game Preview: Chardon on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 4:29am

Football Preview: Chardon Hilltoppers vs. Columbian Tornadoes



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The Chardon Hilltoppers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Columbian Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Chardon is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Timber Creek. Everything went Chardon's way against Timber Creek on Thursday as Chardon made off with a 29-7 victory. Given the Hilltoppers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 25th in Ohio, while the Wolves are ranked 297th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Columbian gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They took down Ross 27-11.

Chardon and Columbian were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, but Chardon suffered an agonizing 50-49 defeat. Will Chardon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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