The Crestview Knights will square off against the Allen East Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Crestview came up short against Fort Loramie and fell 28-21.
Crestview might have lost, but man, Bryson Penix was a machine: he threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards. The dominant performance gave Penix a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-7, which was the final score in Allen East's tilt against Lima Central Catholic on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 153rd).
Crestview's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Allen East, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Crestview's way against Allen East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Crestview made off with a 51-28 win. Does Crestview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Allen East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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