The Leetonia Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Palestine Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Leetonia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to David Anderson on the road by a 42-28 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, East Palestine hadn't done well against Columbiana recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Palestine managed a 34-28 victory over Columbiana. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Zach Schnelle had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
East Palestine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of William Dixon and Peyton Rutledge. Rutledge is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Leetonia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for East Palestine, their record is now 5-3.
Leetonia might still be hurting after the 29-6 loss they got from East Palestine when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Leetonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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