The Lancaster Golden Gales will head out on the road to square off against the Teays Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Lancaster didn't have too much trouble with Marysville on the road as they won 28-14.
Meanwhile, Teays Valley made easy work of Watkins Memorial on Friday and carried off a 35-12 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Warriors are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Teays Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carson Payne, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Brady Farmer, who threw for 67 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Teays Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Lancaster now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Teays Valley, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Lancaster beat Teays Valley 24-17 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster 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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