Football Recap: Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers vs. Williamsport Millionaires
Hollidaysburg entered their tilt with Williamsport on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Williamsport Millionaires with a 30-26 win. Given the Golden Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Millionaires are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hollidaysburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Bainey, who threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns. 108 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jay Albarano, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Hollidaysburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jeff Mccoy was especially locked on to Williamsport's QB and sacked him twice.
Samir Williams and Tevin Williams certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Samir picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Tevin threw for 68 yards and a touchdown. Samir showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards.
Hollidaysburg pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Williamsport, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Hollidaysburg will venture away from home to face off against DuBois at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DuBois is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season. As for Williamsport, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilkes-Barre at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilkes-Barre also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26.5 points per game.
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