Mineral Ridge has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mineral Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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 blew past Waterloo 42-18 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 matchup 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 game 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. Bruce Brenner was another key receiver, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mineral Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Lowellville, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Mineral Ridge ended up a good deal behind Lowellville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 38-21. 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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