The South Range Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the McKinley Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Range has seven straight victories, McKinley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Range is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Girard for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-27 win on the road. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, McKinley fell victim to Poland Seminary and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 508th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 175th).
South Range's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for South Range against McKinley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McKinley's Antuan Gardner, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Range to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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