Mineral Ridge lost against Western Reserve back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mineral Ridge Rams took a blow against the Western Reserve Blue Devils, falling 39-12. The match marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jack Darney was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry for Western Reserve. The dominant performance gave Darney a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Mineral Ridge and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Western Reserve, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mineral Ridge will venture away from home to take on McDonald at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McDonald's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Mineral Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Western Reserve, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jackson-Milton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Reserve is facing Jackson-Milton at the right time seeing as Jackson-Milton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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