Shawnee is 1-9 against Wapakoneta since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Shawnee Indians will face off against the Wapakoneta Redskins at 7:00 p.m.
Shawnee is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Defiance at home and fell 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Wapakoneta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Van Wert as Wapakoneta made off with a 35-14 win. The Redskins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Wapakoneta, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee was dealt a bruising 42-6 defeat at the hands of Wapakoneta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wapakoneta's Caleb Moyer, who threw for 334 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Shawnee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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