The Federal Hocking Lancers will take on the Linden-McKinley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Friday, Federal Hocking had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Frontier. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Linden-McKinley faced off against Beechcroft on Saturday. Linden-McKinley walked away with a 20-12 win over Beechcroft. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Linden-McKinley found their leader in underclassman Davell Brock, who rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 138 yards on only 11 passes. Brock has become a key player for Linden-McKinley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Linden-McKinley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Briyon Jamison and Jaron Sims.
Federal Hocking's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Linden-McKinley, they pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Federal Hocking was dealt a bruising 56-12 loss at the hands of Linden-McKinley when the teams last played back in October of 2021. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Federal Hocking was down 30-0.
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