Chippewa and Smithville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Chippewa Chipps will venture away from home to square off against the Smithville Smithies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chippewa hasn't scored more than seven points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Chippewa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dalton on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Chipps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 209th).
Meanwhile, Smithville came up short against Norwayne on Friday and fell 27-14. The Smithies have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Chippewa's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Smithville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Chippewa ended up a good deal behind Smithville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 20-6. Can Chippewa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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