Tallmadge is 1-7 against Barberton since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tallmadge Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Barberton Magics at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tallmadge is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Green just ended the team's five-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Barberton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of South Range. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Raiders are ranked 49th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Tallmadge fell to 2-1. As for Barberton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Tallmadge ended up a good deal behind Barberton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 34-20. Can Tallmadge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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