Southern is 6-1 against East Palestine since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Indians will head out to face off against the East Palestine Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southern is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of United by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, East Palestine lost to Valley Christian on the road by a 56-38 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though they lost, East Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Southern's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for East Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Southern against East Palestine when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. In that contest, Southern amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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