The Logan Chieftains are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Logan is leaving town to face Nelsonville-York after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Logan was beaten by Jackson 42-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Ironman/Ironladies are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Nelsonville-York earned a 21-14 win over Trimble on Friday.
Alec Thompson and Austin Gautier were among the main playmakers for Nelsonville-York as the former picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 110 yards. Thompson was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 67 yards.
Nelsonville-York's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Ryder Huddy-Dawley and his two sacks. Another thorn in Trimble's side was Caeleb Layton, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Logan was taken down by Nelsonville-York 35-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Can Logan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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