Football Recap: Towanda Black Knights vs. North Penn-Mansfield Tigers
Towanda's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They strolled past the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 21-6. That's more bragging rights for the Black Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The critical scores for Towanda came from Tahshon Garner, Rylee Sluyter, and Riley Vanderpool.
Towanda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, North Penn-Mansfield had strong showings from Luke Kreger, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Cooper Shaw, who threw for 159 yards and a touchdown. Kreger showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 62 yards.
Towanda now has a winning record of 2-1. As for North Penn-Mansfield, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Towanda will welcome Wellsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Towanda is facing Wellsboro at the right time seeing as Wellsboro is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Penn-Mansfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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