Football Recap: Central Dragons vs. Forest Hills Rangers
Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They and the Forest Hills Rangers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Central Dragons suffered a 22-21 defeat. The Dragons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rangers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Although Central took the loss, they still got scores from Jaxon Detterline, Adam Baird, and Lukas Black.
Mason Papinchak was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns for Forest Hills. Papinchak has become a key player for Forest Hills: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Forest Hills, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Central will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Penn Cambria at 7:00 p.m. Penn Cambria is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Forest Hills, they will welcome Tyrone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tyrone's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
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