Strasburg-Franklin is 0-10 against Malvern since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Malvern Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-7, which was the final score in Strasburg-Franklin's tilt against Ridgewood on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 607th, while the Generals are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, Malvern's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They were outmatched by Garaway on the road and fell 41-8. The contest marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Malvern's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rodney Smith, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jordin Detchon, who picked up 47 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Strasburg-Franklin and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Malvern, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Strasburg-Franklin was taken down by Malvern 49-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Strasburg-Franklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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