The Gallia Academy Blue Devils will challenge the Fairland Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gallia Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Fairland will come in with four straight wins.
Gallia Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Portsmouth on Friday. They were dealt a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Trojans are ranked 256th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairland). They claimed a resounding 49-14 victory over Rock Hill on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Fairland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lucas Bompus out in front who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bompus a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kameron Kitts, who rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns.
Gallia Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Fairland, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Gallia Academy came up short against Fairland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 40-35. Thankfully for Gallia Academy, Peyton Jackson (who threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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