Pleasant Spartans vs. Marion Harding Presidents

Where: Harding Stadium at Grant Middle School

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Records: Pleasant 2-5 overall, 0-4 Mid Ohio Athletic Conference; Harding 2-5 overall, 2-2 MOAC

Last year: Did not play

Last week: Pleasant lost to Buckeye Valley 27-14; Harding lost to Jonathan Alder 35-14

Keys for Marion Harding

Defense will have to be ready to adjust to Pleasant offense. Spartans went to more of a running game last week, but Presidents won’t know what they will face this week until game time.

Cut back on or eliminate turnovers which have hurt the Presidents greatly in last two weeks.

Stay focused on football in what should be an emotionally charged game.

Keys for Pleasant

Play a full four quarters with same intensity level and success.

Spartans will need a big effort from their offensive line against a Harding team which won the majority of the battles up front last week at Jonathan Alder.

Stay focused on football in what should be an emotionally charged game.

Stat of the week

This is the first meeting between these schools which are separated by only a few miles.