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Vermilion at Firelands football: Preview capsule for Aug. 25

Line blocking on a punt by Brookside against Vermilion during a scrimmage on Thursday Aug 10. (Randy Meyers - For The Morning Journal)
Line blocking on a punt by Brookside against Vermilion during a scrimmage on Thursday Aug 10. (Randy Meyers – For The Morning Journal)
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Vermilion at Firelands

What: Nonconference game

Where: Firelands Stadium

When: 7 p.m., Aug. 25

Records: Vermilion 1-0, Firelands 0-1

For the record: For the first time since Week 1 in 2021, Vermilion got itself in the win column, snapping a 19-game losing streak. The Sailors come into the 2023 edition of the Stillman Cup with some steam. The same cannot be said for the Falcons, who fell to Edison, 35-6. Firelands went into the 2022 Stillman Cup 1-1 and defeated Vermilion, 42-12. Vermilion is coming off a last-minute victory over Margaretta (21-14), in which it had to make a game-winning drive and make a defensive stop to close out the Polar Bears. If the Sailors can keep the game close, it would not be surprising to see pull out another win.