Football Game Preview: Penn-Trafford Warriors vs. Greater Latrobe Wildcats + Official Tickets

Penn-Trafford has gone a perfect 8-0 against Greater Latrobe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Penn-Trafford has five straight wins, Greater Latrobe has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, everything came up roses for Penn-Trafford against Armstrong as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 34 points or more this season.

Nate Desmond

Passing Touchdowns (Career)

10/17/25 vs Armstrong	4
08/29/25 @ Mt. Lebanon	2
10/10/25 @ Franklin Regional	1
09/05/25 @ Moon Area	1
08/22/25 vs Norwin	1

Penn-Trafford can attribute much of their success to Nate Desmond, who threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Desmond a new career-high. Penn-Trafford's leading receiver Nick Ponko was Desmond's top target yet again, picking up 90 receiving yards and one TD.

Meanwhile, Greater Latrobe didn't have quite enough to beat Gateway on Friday and fell 27-24.

Greater Latrobe's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Penn-Trafford, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.

Penn-Trafford beat Greater Latrobe 20-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.