Football Game Preview: Springfield Blue Devils vs. Perrysburg Yellow Jackets

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 12:54am

Football Preview: Springfield Blue Devils vs. Perrysburg Yellow Jackets

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Springfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Springfield is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Anthony Wayne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Springfield was dealt a 43-13 loss at the hands of Anthony Wayne. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Generals are ranked 36th).

Meanwhile, Perrysburg made easy work of Findlay on Friday and carried off a 37-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won six games by 23 points or more so far this season.

Springfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Perrysburg, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.

Springfield was dealt a bruising 47-6 defeat at the hands of Perrysburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perrysburg's Josh Takats, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Springfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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