The Southeastern Panthers will take on the Unioto Shermans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeastern has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Unioto will come in with eight straight victories.
Southeastern's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Zane Trace on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 655th, while the Pioneers are ranked 288th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unioto). They breezed past Paint Valley to the tune of 71-6 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Shermans, who have now won seven games by 40 points or more so far this season.
Southeastern better keep an eye on Cody Braden. He was instrumental in Unioto's win, rushing for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Braden's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Braden, who threw for 112 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 80% of his passes.
Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Unioto, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Southeastern was taken down by Unioto 36-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Braden, who rushed for 72 yards and two scores on only seven carries. Now that the Panthers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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