Van Wert is 9-1 against Defiance since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Van Wert Cougars will host the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Van Wert will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Van Wert was beaten by Celina 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 101st).
Although Van Wert took the loss, they still got scores from Xavier Kelly and Briston Wise.
Meanwhile, Defiance won against Memorial on Friday with 14 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Defiance snuck past Memorial with a 14-10 win. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly four points.
Van Wert now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Defiance, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Van Wert barely slipped by Defiance in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 43-42. Does Van Wert have another victory up their sleeve, or will Defiance turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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