The Oak Ridge War Eagles will take on the Cleveland Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-28, which was the final score in Oak Ridge's tilt against Stratford on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Spartans are ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Cleveland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They came up short against West Fork, falling 21-0.
Oak Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Oak Ridge against Cleveland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 61-6 victory. In that matchup, Oak Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 52-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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