Sage Hill Football Preview vs. Fairmont Prep

Sage Hill (0-1) vs. Fairmont Prep (0-1)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Sage Hill

Key Lightning: Sr. WR-SS Jake Fisher; Sr. RB DJ Henry; Jr. QB Caden Sheetz; Jr. WR-FS Jacob Copeland.

Key Huskies: Sr. WR-CB Daniel Chatman; Sr. QB Darwyn Gines; Jr. WR-DB Ramsey Glover; Sr. OL-DL Brandon Fenger.

Breakdown: Two teams looking for a little change of fortune square off in the nonleague game, as Sage Hill enters on a five-game losing streak and the Huskies have lost six straight ... Fairmont Prep, 2-7 in 2014, is one of three teams that Sage Hill has played each of its previous 13 seasons of varsity competition. The nine wins the Lightning have against the Huskies are the most against any opponent ... Sage Hill has been outscored, 254-102, during its losing streak, while Fairmont Prep has a 240-89 deficit during its losing streak ... Both teams managed seven points in season-opening losses, with Sage falling, 40-7, to Calvary Chapel and Fairmont Prep dropping a 28-7 verdict to Los Angeles Maya Angelou ... Sage Hill should benefit from the return of senior Jake Fisher, who sat out the opener to serve a one-game suspension carried over from an ejection in the 2014 season finale ... Fisher caught four passes for 57 yards and one touchdown in last year’s 42-20 win over the Huskies, against which Sage has won two straight and five of the last six ... A loss would make Sage Hill 0-2 for only the third time in its history. The previous 0-2 starts prompted woeful seasons (0-10 in 2012 and 1-8 in 2003.

— Barry Faulkner