After flying high against River Valley last Friday, Meigs came back down to earth. The Meigs Marauders were outmatched by the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes on the road and fell 42-14. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Buckeyes recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Alec Thompson was nothing short of spectacular for Nelsonville-York: he picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thompson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 78 yards.
Meigs' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Nelsonville-York, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Meigs will be playing at home against Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Meigs likes a good challenge. As for Nelsonville-York, they will head out on the road to challenge Wellston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellston is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Nelsonville-York will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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