The Orrville Red Riders will head out to take on the Fairless Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Orrville nor Fairless posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Orrville lost 31-11 to Manchester on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Panthers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Fairless' undefeated season came to an end after three games two weeks ago. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Triway. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
This is the second loss in a row for Orrville and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Fairless, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Orrville was able to grind out a solid win over Fairless when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 38-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orrville 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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