Van Wert is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Ottawa-Glandorf a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Van Wert Cougars will welcome the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans at 7:00 p.m. Van Wert has given up an average of 29.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Van Wert came up short against Memorial and fell 42-35.
Micah Cowan
| 10/03/25 @ Memorial | 330 |
| 09/26/25 vs Wapakoneta | 114 |
| 09/19/25 @ Defiance | 12 |
| 09/12/25 vs Celina | 96 |
| 09/05/25 vs Bath | 29 |
| + 2 more games |
Despite their loss, Van Wert saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Micah Cowan, who picked up 330 receiving yards and one score, was perhaps the best of all. With that strong performance, Cowan is now averaging an impressive 101.3 receiving yards per game. Zach Crummey was another key signal caller, throwing for 461 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ottawa-Glandorf and Bath meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Titans took a 35-17 bruising from the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Wildcats are ranked 59th).
Van Wert now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Van Wert won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2024, slipping by Ottawa-Glandorf 35-34. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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