The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Dublin Scioto Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Big Walnut has seven straight wins, Dublin Scioto has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Big Walnut needed a bit of extra time to put away Westerville North. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 32-31 victory over the Warriors.
Meanwhile, while it was Dublin Scioto who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Hayes who put up more. Dublin Scioto fell 34-25 to Hayes. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Pacers are ranked 144th).
Big Walnut pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Dublin Scioto, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Big Walnut against Dublin Scioto when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 37-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Walnut since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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