Flyers beat Tribe

FORT RECOVERY — The Tribe managed to beat fifth-ranked New Bremen, but couldn’t top the defending champs.

The Division VII No. 6 Fort Recovery High School football team fell to the No. 1 Marion Local Flyers 41-7 on Friday night.

The Flyers (7-0, 4-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) has now won 71 consecutive games, including four state championships.

The lone score for the Tribe (4-3, 2-3 MAC) came in the third quarter on a 22-yard rush by Reece Wendel, who led the team with 86 yards.

MLHS scored twice in the first quarter and three times in the second to secure the win. Four of its scores came on the ground, including three rushes by Kamden Eifert, and two came in the air.

The Flyers had 314 yards of offense on 41 plays, while the Indians only had 164 on the same amount.