The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will square off against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Gibsonburg is hoping to do what Danville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Hopewell-Loudon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Hopewell-Loudon snuck past Danville with a 12-8 win. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braylon Martinez had a dynamite game for Hopewell-Loudon, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jacoby Ellis was another key player, throwing for 215 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 12-7 to Edison. The loss was the Golden Bears' first of the season.
Hopewell-Loudon's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gibsonburg, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Hopewell-Loudon strolled past Gibsonburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 26-7. Does Hopewell-Loudon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gibsonburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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