The Federal Hocking Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Paden City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Federal Hocking's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Madonna on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Blue Dons. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 714th in Ohio, while the Blue Dons are ranked 85th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, a win for Paden City just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Hundred, falling 59-22. The Wildcats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Federal Hocking's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Paden City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Federal Hocking against Paden City in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, as the squad secured a 50-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Federal Hocking 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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