Smyrna kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Coatesville Red Raiders by a score of 49-46. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Delaware, while the Red Raiders are ranked 25th in Pennsylvania).
Coatesville has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Smyrna will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Frederick at 7:00 p.m. on September 12. As for Coatesville, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Abraham Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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