The Shawnee Braves will challenge the North Union Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. 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.
North Union is facing Shawnee at the wrong time: Shawnee suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 28-7 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Cougars are ranked 217th).
Meanwhile, North Union lost to Urbana at home by a 24-6 margin on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Hillclimbers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
North Union might have lost, but man, Griffin Osborne was a machine: he picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 84 yards.
Shawnee's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4. As for North Union, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
Shawnee didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Union when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 victory. Will Shawnee repeat their success, or does North Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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