Franklin Heights hasn't had much luck against Big Walnut recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Franklin Heights Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Big Walnut Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Franklin Heights' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Westland on Friday. They took a blow against the Cougars, falling 41-0. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Big Walnut had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past the Wildcats 31-28. Big Walnut's victory was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 15.2 points allowed on the season.
Franklin Heights is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3. As for Big Walnut, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Franklin Heights took a serious blow against Big Walnut in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. Thankfully for Franklin Heights, Jake Nier (who threw for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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