The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will face off against the Wellston Golden Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nelsonville-York has six straight victories, Wellston has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Nelsonville-York strolled past Meigs with points to spare, taking the game 25-8. Those 25 points were actually the fewest the Buckeyes have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
It was another big night for Austin Gautier, who rushed for 160 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 19 yards and one touchdown. Walker Stone was another key rusher, rushing for 58 yards and one TD on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Nelsonville-York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Wellston's offense. They fell just short of River Valley by a score of 3-0 on Friday.
Wellston's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Nelsonville-York, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Nelsonville-York took their victory against Wellston when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 39-14 score. Will the Buckeyes repeat their success, or do the Golden Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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