North entered their match against East on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The North Vikings had to suffer through a 45-6 loss at the hands of the East Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Dragons are ranked 244th).
Although North took the loss, they still got scores from Jaydein Echols and Jayden Echols.
North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nate Ruffin and Nate Ruffin.
North is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. As for East, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North will host Ellet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellet is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning North will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for East, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Firestone at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Firestone likes a good challenge.
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