After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Hopewell-Loudon is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Danville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Hopewell-Loudon made easy work of Pleasant and carried off a 36-15 win. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Spartans are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Danville beat Utica 24-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The critical scores for Danville came from Aidan Burke, Cyren Wallace, and Jacob Hackman.
Danville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Levi Furay and Wesley Payne. Furay's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Hopewell-Loudon's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Danville, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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