The Spencerville Bearcats will stay at home for another week and welcome the Crestview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spencerville will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were dealt a 36-7 loss at the hands of Lima Central Catholic. The Bearcats haven't had much luck with the Thunderbirds recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, a victory for Crestview just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Columbus Grove at home and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 46th).
Spencerville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Crestview, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Spencerville was taken down by Crestview 42-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crestview's Braxton Leeth, who rushed for 229 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Now that Spencerville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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