The Smithville Smithies will square off against the Kirtland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Smithville sitting on three straight victories and Kirtland on 11.
Smithville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 win over United.
Meanwhile, Kirtland took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-3 victory over Wickliffe. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Smithville better keep an eye on John Silvestro. He was instrumental in Kirtland's win, rushing for 172 yards and five scores on only 15 carries. Silvestro continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Bledsoe, who rushed for 65 yards and one touchdown.
Kirtland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Kirtland's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Smithville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Smithville took a serious blow against Kirtland in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 39-0. Can the Smithies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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