Southern is 6-1 against East Palestine since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Indians are taking a road trip to take on the East Palestine Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Southern is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of United by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, East Palestine lost to Valley Christian on the road by a 56-38 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Southern's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Southern against East Palestine when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-7 win. In that game, Southern amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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