Football Preview: Fairview Tigers vs. Grove City Eagles
Fairview hasn't had much luck against Grove City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fairview Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Grove City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fairview is headed out to face Grove City after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Fairview breezed by Slippery Rock at home to the tune of 35-0 on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Joey Oreilly and he. Oreilly rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Grove City had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over North East on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Grape Pickers are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Things could have been worse for Fairview, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Grove City in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Fairview, Hunter Hohman (who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 85 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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