East Liverpool hasn't had much luck against Weir recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Liverpool Potters will challenge the Weir Red Riders at 7:00 p.m. East Liverpool is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
East Liverpool is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bellaire 42-8 at home on Friday.
Jaymin Haney had a dynamite game for East Liverpool, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Wright, who threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
East Liverpool wouldn't let Bellaire keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Liverpool can thank Maleek Goatley and Damon Stansbury for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Weir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 36-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Fairmont.
Despite the defeat, Weir got top-tier performance from Damir Mowder, who picked up 228 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mowder torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
The win got East Liverpool back to even at 4-4. As for Weir, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
East Liverpool was dealt a bruising 47-12 defeat at the hands of Weir in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for East Liverpool, Malachi Stromile (who threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% 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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