The Fairview Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Kirtland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Fairview sitting on four straight victories and Kirtland on 18 (dating back to last season).
Fairview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Beachwood on the road to the tune of 56-12 on Friday. With the Warriors ahead 49-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jr Beato, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Beato got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Burke Lowry, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Fairview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Vinny Rizzo, LaMarcus Clark, and Clark picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Kirtland took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-7 win over Cuyahoga Heights. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Red Wolves are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairview's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Kirtland, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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