The Teays Valley Vikings will face off against the Newark Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Teays Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Canal Winchester on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings were beaten by the Indians 49-13. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Newark was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Pickerington Central, falling 52-7. The Wildcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Newark now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Teays Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Teays Valley was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Newark in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Vikings were down 35-0.
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