The Long Reach Lightning will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Oakland Mills Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Long Reach's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Atholton on Friday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 27-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lightning have suffered since September 22, 2023.
Meanwhile, Oakland Mills was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hammond 42-6 on the road. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Long Reach's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Oakland Mills, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Long Reach was able to grind out a solid victory over Oakland Mills when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Long Reach since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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