The Lakewood Rangers will head out to challenge the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Lakewood was able to grind out a solid win over Westlake, taking the game 32-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rocky River). They blew past Valley Forge 52-28 on Friday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Patriots are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oran Grieve was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of thosereceiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards. Daoud Asleh was in the mix too, providing Rocky River with a touchdowns.
Lakewood's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Rocky River, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Lakewood was dealt a bruising 46-14 loss at the hands of Rocky River in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakewood was down 43-0.
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