Mineral Ridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Mineral Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lowellville likes a good challenge.
Lowellville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mineral Ridge really get things going. Mineral Ridge put the hurt on Waterloo with a sharp 42-18 win on Friday. 42 seems to be a good number for the Rams as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Lowellville entered their contest against Western Reserve on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lowellville received a blow as they fell 41-22 to Western Reserve. The matchup marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Geno Perry, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another pass catcher making a difference was Bruce Brenner, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mineral Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Lowellville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Mineral Ridge lost to Lowellville at home by a decisive 38-21 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mineral Ridge, Michael Ballone (who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 37 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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