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 came up short against the Cougars, falling 28-7. 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 ended up a good deal behind Urbana on Friday and lost 24-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hillclimbers: they've now lost three in a row.
North Union might have lost, but man, Griffin Osborne was a machine: he picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Osborne's longest reception was for an incredible 84 yards.
Shawnee's loss 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 defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
Shawnee didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Union in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 victory. Does Shawnee have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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