Rock Hill is 1-8 against Fairland since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rock Hill Redmen will host the Fairland Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Rock Hill will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Oak Hill: Rock Hill took a 34-point loss the last time they faced off against Oak Hill, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Rock Hill had just enough and edged Oak Hill out 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Redmen have posted against the Oaks since September 11, 2015.
Meanwhile, Fairland earned a 27-17 win over Fairfield Union on Friday. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Falcons are ranked 357th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rock Hill's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Fairland, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rock Hill took a serious blow against Fairland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 40-7. Thankfully for Rock Hill, Peyton Jackson (who threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes) 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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