Shawnee hasn't had much luck against Wapakoneta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Shawnee Indians will face off against the Wapakoneta Redskins at 7:00 p.m.
Shawnee is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Defiance 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Wapakoneta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Van Wert 35-14. The result was nothing new for the Redskins, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Shawnee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Wapakoneta, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee was taken down by Wapakoneta 42-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wapakoneta's Caleb Moyer, who threw for 334 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Shawnee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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