The Firestone Falcons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Norton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Firestone ended up a good deal behind Copley and lost 33-14. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Daniel Peterson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 114 yards on only 12 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Norton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 10-0 to New Bremen. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Cardinals are ranked 131st).
Having lost for the first time this season, Firestone fell to 2-1. As for Norton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Firestone might still be hurting after the 43-18 defeat they got from Norton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Firestone, Noah Willig (who picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown) 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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