The Buckeye Valley Barons are on the road again on Friday to play the Heath Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Buckeye Valley fought the good fight in their overtime match against Hayes on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 40-39 to the Pacers. The Barons haven't had much luck with the Pacers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Heath gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Liberty Union, posting a 50-7 victory at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Lions are ranked 490th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Connor Corbett had a dynamite game for Heath, rushing for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Gibson, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Heath didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Camden Stephens and Jahki Royster.
Buckeye Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Heath, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
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