Ellet is 10-0 against North since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ellet Orangemen will venture away from home to square off against the North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Ellet and 16 for North dating back to last season.
Ellet is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Buchtel on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ellet came up short against Buchtel, falling 35-12. While losing is never fun, the Orangemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Griffins are ranked 262nd).
Meanwhile, North entered their contest against East on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North was outmatched by East at home and fell 45-6.
Ellet's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
Ellet didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellet since the squad 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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