The McKinley Red Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Struthers Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McKinley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Struthers will come in with three straight wins.
McKinley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Range on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Raiders are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Struthers on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 26-6 margin over East. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Devin Braham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 240 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Struthers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Struthers wouldn't let East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Struthers can thank Kendis Macleod and Vince Boila for forcing both of them.
McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Struthers, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
McKinley suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Struthers when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will McKinley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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