Buckeye Local is 0-4 against Martins Ferry since August of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Purple Riders at 7:00 p.m.
Buckeye Local is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Oak Glen on Friday. The matchup between the Panthers and the Golden Bears didn't end well, with the Panthers falling 17-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 630th in Ohio, while the Golden Bears are ranked 61st in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martins Ferry). They blew past Uniontown 49-13 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Purple Riders.
Martins Ferry now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Buckeye Local, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Buckeye Local took a serious blow against Martins Ferry when the teams last played back in August of 2018, falling 42-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 21-0.
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