There's no place like home for Urbana, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Kenton Ridge Cougars on Friday by a score of 28-21 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Hillclimbers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Grady Lantz
| 09/13/25 @ Graham Local | 129.5 |
| 08/29/25 vs Mechanicsburg | 121.4 |
| 10/10/25 vs Kenton Ridge | 115.4 |
| 09/19/25 vs North Union | 96 |
| 08/22/25 @ Northeastern | 83.5 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Urbana's victory came down to the chemistry between Grady Lantz and his top target Colton Teepe. Lantz threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Teepe picked up 95 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Lantz's passing game has become a key predictor of Urbana's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-5 otherwise.
Urbana's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-6. As for Kenton Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Urbana will challenge rival Bellefontaine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Kenton Ridge is set to take on their familiar foe Jonathan Alder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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