After a string of three wins, Utica's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 28-7 to the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies. 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 396th, while the Johnnies are ranked 179th).
Johnstown-Monroe had a senior duo take command as Nana Owusu rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns and Sam Marasek rushed for 137 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Owusu has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Jacob Hochanadel got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Utica now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Johnstown-Monroe, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Utica wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 36-6 loss against Heath on the 25th. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-0 victory against Newark Catholic on the 25th.
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