The Memorial Red Devils will square off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Mineral Ridge heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Memorial took over last week. The Red Devils snuck past Western Reserve with a 24-19 win on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ricky Fleetion, who rushed for 89 yards and a pair of scores. Another back making a difference was Jeffery Driskell JR, who rushed for 68 yards and one TD on only nine carries.
Memorial didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Western Reserve to a completion percentage of just 43.8%. The Red Devils weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 20%.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge entered their tilt with Lowellville on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rockets 48-16. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Memorial better keep an eye on Preston Holbrook. He was instrumental in Mineral Ridge's win, rushing for 132 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries.
Mineral Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Memorial, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Memorial was dealt a bruising 40-8 defeat at the hands of Mineral Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Red Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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