Marion Harding hasn't had much luck against Lima Senior recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marion Harding Presidents are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Lima Senior Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Marion Harding lost 53-29 to Ashland on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Presidents can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Arrows are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Lima Senior won against Piqua two weeks ago with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lima Senior snuck past Findlay with a 35-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Ja'Niaus Avanti K'Mere Hall and his top target Isaiah Wilson. Avanti K'Mere Hall threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns while Wilson gained 203 total yards and two touchdowns. Wilson got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of84 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Keyon Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Marion Harding's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lima Senior, their record is now 2-0.
Marion Harding came up short against Lima Senior in their previous matchup back in September of 2016, falling 26-19. Can Marion Harding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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