North Royalton hasn't had much luck against Wadsworth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Royalton Bears and the Wadsworth Grizzlies will meet for a tough Bear Battle. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Royalton sitting on three straight victories and Wadsworth on nine.
North Royalton will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Hudson, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. North Royalton came out on top against Hudson by a score of 43-35 on Friday.
Mannix Wasco had a dynamite game for North Royalton, rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 190 rushing yards gave Wasco a new career-high. North Royalton also got help from Nin Piazza, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Wadsworth won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Solon 28-27. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Comets are ranked 282nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Royalton's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. As for Wadsworth, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Royalton was taken down by Wadsworth 49-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can North Royalton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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