The Hubbard Eagles will square off against the West Branch Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hubbard is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Hubbard's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Range on Friday. They were dealt a 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Raiders are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, West Branch put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 26-7 victory over Salem.
West Branch relied on the efforts of Jeremiah Thomas, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Boston Mulinix, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mulinix has posted since back in September of 2023.
West Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Hubbard's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for West Branch, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
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