The Ottawa-Glandorf Titans will face off against the Van Wert Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ottawa-Glandorf comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ottawa-Glandorf and Bath meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Titans received a blow as they fell 35-17 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Wildcats are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Van Wert came up short against Memorial on Friday and fell 42-35. The Cougars have struggled against the Roughriders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ottawa-Glandorf will need to focus on slowing down Micah Cowan, one of several Van Wert players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 330 receiving yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, Cowan is now averaging an impressive 101.3 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was Zach Crummey, who threw for 461 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
Ottawa-Glandorf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Van Wert, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Ottawa-Glandorf and Van Wert were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but Ottawa-Glandorf suffered an agonizing 35-34 loss. Thankfully for the Titans, Briston Wise (who rushed for 125 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes) 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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