National Trail is 1-6 against Preble Shawnee since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The National Trail Blazers will square off against the Preble Shawnee Arrows at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, National Trail finally turned things around against Tri-County North on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 26-13.
Meanwhile, Preble Shawnee didn't have too much trouble with Tri-Village on the road on Friday as they won 42-25. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Arrows.
Brody Morton went supernova for Preble Shawnee, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 125 yards and a touchdown. Isaac Blankenship was Morton's top target, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 73 receiving yards.
Blankenship wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Preble Shawnee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
National Trail's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Preble Shawnee, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for National Trail, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Preble Shawnee when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can National Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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