The Orrville Red Riders will challenge the Fairless Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Orrville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Manchester on Friday. They lost 31-11 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Red Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Panthers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Fairless has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 16.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. The matchup between them and Northwest wasn't particularly close, with Fairless falling 31-14. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orrville now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fairless, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Orrville was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairless when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 38-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orrville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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