Strasburg-Franklin is 0-10 against Malvern since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Malvern Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-7, which was the final score in Strasburg-Franklin's tilt against Ridgewood on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 607th, while the Generals are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, Malvern's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They took a blow against Garaway, falling 41-8. The match marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Malvern's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rodney Smith, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jordin Detchon, who picked up 47 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Strasburg-Franklin and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Malvern, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Strasburg-Franklin took a serious blow against Malvern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-6. Can Strasburg-Franklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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