Football Preview: Ottawa Cyclones vs. Piper Pirates
The Ottawa Cyclones will face off against the Piper Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Ottawa and Tonganoxie were almost perfectly matched up, but Ottawa suffered a 38-37 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Cyclones in their matchups with the Chieftains: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Piper entered their tilt with West on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Chargers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 58-21. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Ottawa's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Piper, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Ottawa was dealt a bruising 56-7 loss at the hands of Piper when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Ottawa, Logan Ladish (who threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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