Southern is 6-1 against East Palestine since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Indians will venture away from home to take on the East Palestine Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southern is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of United by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, East Palestine lost to Valley Christian on the road by a 56-38 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, East Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Southern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Southern against East Palestine when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, Southern amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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