The Rocky River Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Buckeye Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky River will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Rocky River earned a 28-19 win over Westlake. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Demons are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joey Disalvo went supernova for Rocky River, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 60 rushing yards gave Disalvo a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Buckeye's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Tallmadge by a score of 39-36.
Rocky River's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Buckeye, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Rocky River strolled past Buckeye in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a score of 32-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky River since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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