The Oskaloosa Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Royal Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oskaloosa hasn't scored more than six points for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Oskaloosa is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Sabetha on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oskaloosa had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Sabetha. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Bluejays are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, Royal Valley suffered their biggest defeat since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They lost 40-16 to Nemaha Central. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Oskaloosa's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Royal Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Oskaloosa came up short against Royal Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, falling 20-14. Can Oskaloosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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