The Preble Shawnee Arrows will challenge the Ansonia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Preble Shawnee sitting on eight straight wins and Ansonia on seven.
Preble Shawnee's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Arcanum. Given the Arrows' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Trojans are ranked 481st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Isaac Blankenship, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 110 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Preble Shawnee's defense and their six sacks. Arcanum's QB won't forget Nolan Earles anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ansonia took on Tri-County North on Friday. Ansonia claimed a resounding 52-7 win over Tri-County North at home. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 30 points or more this season.
Preble Shawnee pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ansonia, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Preble Shawnee was dealt a bruising 48-20 loss at the hands of Ansonia when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Preble Shawnee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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