Northland is 8-1 against Linden-McKinley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northland Vikings will host the Linden-McKinley 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, Northland came up short against Carroll and fell 23-14.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Linden-McKinley's offense. They came up short against Maple Heights on Friday, falling 24-0. 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 511th, while the Mustangs are ranked 213th).
Northland's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Linden-McKinley, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Northland against Linden-McKinley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will Northland repeat their success, or does Linden-McKinley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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