Mineral Ridge is 1-9 against Western Reserve since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mineral Ridge Rams will stay at home for another week and welcome the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Mineral Ridge after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 34-27 to Springfield. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 7-0 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western Reserve). They blew past Waterloo 42-16 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jack Darney, who rushed for 144 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Western Reserve's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jackson Young and Caleb Sinn, who racked up four sacks between them.
Mineral Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Western Reserve, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Mineral Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Mineral Ridge, Luke Henning (who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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