Van Wert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of the Memorial Roughriders. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Roughriders are ranked 86th).
When it comes to explaining why Van Wert lost, don't look at Briston Wise. Despite the final result, he rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Wise's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Van Wert's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Wert will challenge Ottawa-Glandorf at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ottawa-Glandorf is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Van Wert will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Memorial, they will head out to square off against Shawnee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Memorial's defense has only allowed 15.3 points per game this season, so Shawnee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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