Normandy hasn't had much luck against Rocky River recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Normandy Invaders will be playing at home against the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Normandy might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-13 to North Olmsted, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Invaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rocky River strolled past Lakewood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Rangers are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Normandy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Rocky River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Normandy was taken down by Rocky River 40-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Thankfully for Normandy, Braedon Spies (who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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