The Wheelersburg Pirates will head out to face off against the Barnesville Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wheelersburg comes in on four and Barnesville on ten.
Last Friday, Wheelersburg blew past Portsmouth West, posting a 36-6 win. Considering the Pirates have won six contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Barnesville won against Shenandoah last Friday with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Barnesville really took it to Union Local for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-14 victory. Fans of the Shamrocks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Wheelersburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Barnesville, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Wheelersburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Barnesville in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 26-13. Will Wheelersburg repeat their success, or does Barnesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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