Urbana is 1-6 against Bellefontaine since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hillclimbers will square off against the Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Urbana turned things around against Kenton Ridge on Friday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 28-21 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Grady Lantz was his usual excellent self, throwing for 299 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 97 yards and one score.
Bellefontaine never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Tecumseh on Friday. They managed a 34-28 win over the Arrows. The victory continues a trend for the Chieftains in their matchups with the Arrows: they've now won five in a row.
Urbana better keep an eye on Spencer Stolly. He was instrumental in Bellefontaine's win, picking up 41 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The win got Bellefontaine back to even at 4-4. As for Urbana, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-6.
Urbana was taken down by Bellefontaine 50-19 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Hillclimbers were down 27-6.
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