The Kenton Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Van Wert Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenton is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
On Friday, Kenton came up short against Memorial and fell 35-26. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Roughriders are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Van Wert suffered their biggest loss since September 20, 2024 on Friday. They lost 45-24 to Shawnee. Despite 84 more yards than the Indians, the Cougars couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Kenton will need to focus on slowing down Micah Cowan, one of several Van Wert players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 107 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Van Wert now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Kenton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Kenton and Van Wert were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Kenton suffered an agonizing 45-44 loss. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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