Football Preview: Warrior Run Defenders vs. Troy Trojans
Two dominant backs in Eli Butler and Brendan Gilliland are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Warrior Run Defenders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Troy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Warrior Run is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 43-20 margin over Towanda. The Defenders pushed the score to 36-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Black Knights had little chance of recovering from.
Samuel Hall and Butler were among the main playmakers for Warrior Run as the former gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Hall showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was James Keifer, who threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Troy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Southern Columbia Area, posting a 69-28 victory.
Gilliland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Lincoln Chimics also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Troy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Troy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Gilliland was especially locked on to Southern Columbia Area's QB and sacked him twice. Troy got some further help from Jack Burbage: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Troy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Warrior Run, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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