The Bluffton Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Fort Loramie Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bluffton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Bluffton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lima Central Catholic 35-0 at home. The 35-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, a win for Fort Loramie 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 on the road and fell 50-20. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 49th).
Bluffton's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fort Loramie, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Bluffton strolled past Fort Loramie in their previous matchup back in September of 2016 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bluffton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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