Football Preview: Penns Manor Comets vs. Purchase Line Red Dragons
Penns Manor and Purchase Line are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Penns Manor Comets will host the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Penns Manor's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Purchase Line's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Penns Manor is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Portage just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The loss was the Comets' first of the season.
Although Penns Manor took the loss, they still got scores from Amin Lieb and Dylan Kuzemchak.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line didn't have done well against Homer-Center recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Purchase Line managed a 21-15 win over Homer-Center. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Dragons.
Purchase Line's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Devlan Kordish, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. Victor Bartlebaugh was another key rusher, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Purchase Line's defense and their five sacks. Homer-Center's QB won't forget Ethan Bartlebaugh anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Bartlebaugh also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Having lost for the first time this season, Penns Manor fell to 3-1. As for Purchase Line, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Penns Manor lost to Purchase Line at home by a decisive 19-0 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Penns Manor, Brock Small (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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