The Hudson Explorers will take on the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hudson sitting on five straight victories and Archbishop Hoban on eight.
Hudson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Lake 14-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Explorers have posted since October 11, 2024.
The critical scores for Hudson came from Nathan Judy and Anthony Paolucci.
Hudson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Paolucci led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, while Archbishop Hoban put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Boardman. The Knights took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-0 victory over the Spartans. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Knights' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Spartans are ranked 127th).
Archbishop Hoban's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Hudson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Hudson took a serious blow against Archbishop Hoban when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 41-7. Can the Explorers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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