Teays Valley is 8-2 against Logan since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Teays Valley Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Logan Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Teays Valley and seven for Logan.
Teays Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pickerington Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Teays Valley came up short against Pickerington Central, falling 49-23. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Tigers are ranked 40th).
Teays Valley might have lost, but man, Carson Payne was a machine: he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Payne is becoming a predictor of Teays Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Logan was beaten by Groveport-Madison 41-6 on Friday.
Teays Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Logan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Teays Valley's way against Logan when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Teays Valley made off with a 28-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Teays Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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