This season hasn't been kind to The Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine , who are still winless after their eighth match. They were beaten by Tecumseh 41-6 on Friday.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine's defeat was their seventh straight at home (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 0-8. Sadly, the team can't blame their woes on tough opposition, as that stretch included 1-8 Tecumseh and 1-7 Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 43.3% over those games). As for Tecumseh, they made their fans wait, but they finally earned their first win of the season and are now 1-8.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will head out on the road to face off against Tuscola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tecumseh, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Daviess at 7:30 p.m. North Daviess is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.