The Westerville Central Warhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Grove City Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerville Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Westerville Central had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Pickerington North. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Panthers are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Grove City's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They fell just short of New Albany by a score of 20-17. The loss continues a trend for the Greyhounds in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Grove City took the loss, they still got scores from Owen Steele and Parker Toadvine.
Westerville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Grove City, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Westerville Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Grove City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville Central 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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