Paulding hasn't had much luck against Tinora recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Panthers will challenge the Rams at 7:00 p.m. Paulding knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Tinora likes a good challenge.
Paulding's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Hicksville for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Aces are ranked 617th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tinora had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 27-14 victory over the Pilots.
The win got Tinora back to even at 4-4. As for Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Paulding couldn't quite finish off Tinora in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 21-18. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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