The Waterloo Vikings will head out to face off against the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Waterloo will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 42-16 to Western Reserve. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 304th).
Meanwhile, Lowellville didn't have too much trouble with Jackson-Milton on the road on Friday as they won 34-17.
It was another big night for Geno Perry, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ricky Willrich was another key player, throwing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Waterloo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Lowellville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Waterloo took a serious blow against Lowellville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 40-8. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Waterloo was down 26-0.
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