Barnesville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Union Local is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Barnesville Shamrocks will host the Union Local Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Barnesville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shenandoah 55-0 at home. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Zeps are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union Local). They took their contest on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 50-18 win over Bellaire. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jets had established a 24 point advantage.
Barnesville's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Union Local, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Barnesville took their victory against Union Local when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 40-19. In that game, Barnesville amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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