The Reeltown Rebels are 2-0 for the first time since 2019. But to get to 3-0, the Rebels will have to face the “best team we have faced, by far, hands down” in the Goshen Eagles, according to coach Matt Johnson.
“They have got elite athletes, some Division I players,” Johnson said. “They are really big up front. They do some things schematically that will give us trouble. We will face a lot more adversity than in the last two games.”
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