The Gallia Academy Blue Devils will challenge the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gallia Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Gallia Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Chesapeake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gallia Academy was outmatched by Chesapeake on the road and fell 57-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered against the Panthers since September 16, 2016.
Meanwhile, Ironton's offense rose to the challenge against a Dragons defense that boasted an average of only 14.13 points allowed on Friday. Ironton blew past Fairland 41-0 on the road. The Fighting Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 30 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ironton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shaun Terry, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Terry has posted since back in August of 2023. Another back making a difference was Zayne Williams, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ironton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gallia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Ironton, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Gallia Academy came up short against Ironton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 27-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ironton's Brayden Schreck, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. Now that Gallia Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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