The Jefferson Area Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Lakeside Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Jefferson Area and six for Lakeside.
Jefferson Area lost 46-21 to Conneaut on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lakeside played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Madison, falling 53-21. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 164th).
Jefferson Area will need to focus on slowing down Jj Murphy, one of several Lakeside players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 308 yards and a pair of TDs. 97 of those passing yards were hauled in by Terry Brown, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Jefferson Area's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Jefferson Area and Lakeside were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Jefferson Area suffered an agonizing 21-20 loss. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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