The Tri-Valley Scotties will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hamilton Township Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hamilton Township will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Tri-Valley extended their winning streak to five two weeks ago. The Scotties claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over John Glenn. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Scotties' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Little Muskies are ranked 423rd).
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hamilton Township had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the 76ers 40-12. Considering the Rangers have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hamilton Township's defense and their three sacks. Dezmond Branch refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Independence's side was Jaymir Reed, who forced one fumble and made 17 total tackles.
Tri-Valley's record now sits at 8-2. As for Hamilton Township, their record is now 9-2.
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