Vermilion at Toledo Bowsher football: Preview capsule for Aug. 29

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Vermilion defenders try to stop Oberlin last season. The sailors travel to Toledo to open the 2019 season.

Vermilion at Toledo Bowsher

What: Nonconference game

When: Aug. 29, 7 p.m.

Where: Bowsher High School, 3548 S. Detroit, Toledo

2018 records: Vermilion 3-7, Bowsher 4-6

For the record: Vermilion opens the season with a rare Thursday night game when it travels 81 miles to Toledo to take on Bowsher, a team that finished 4-6 in 2018. The Rebels won’t give Vermilion any favors on the field either, considering they return eight starters on defense and bring in a host of talented juniors on offense to build on last year’s four win season. … Meanwhile the Sailors are extremely young and inexperienced in most areas and somewhat undersized, and as a Division IV team face a tough test against the D-I Rebels, who moved up from D-II this season. … At the very least, this game will force Vermilion to acclimate quickly and prove if they have what it takes to improve on last year’s sub-.500 record.

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