Football Recap: Windber Ramblers vs. Tussey Mountain Titans
Windber won the last time they faced Tussey Mountain, and things went their way on Friday too. The Windber Ramblers blew past the Tussey Mountain Titans 56-16 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-8.
Lucas Oleksa had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Luke Hostetler was another key player, gaining 170 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 533 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Windber's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Lucas Rummel and Dylan Woodruff. With that strong performance, Rummel is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Windber now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tussey Mountain, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Windber will head out to face off against Meyersdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since October of 2014. As for Tussey Mountain, they will face off against North Star at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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