Football Preview: Waynesburg Central Raiders vs. Sto-Rox Vikings
The Waynesburg Central Raiders and the Sto-Rox Vikings are set to duel on Friday. Waynesburg Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Waynesburg Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Charleroi on Friday. Everything went Waynesburg Central's way against Charleroi as Waynesburg Central made off with a 49-23 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted since August 23rd.
It was another big night for Jacob Stephenson, who rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Waynesburg Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Sto-Rox was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of South Allegheny. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Gladiators are ranked 214th).
Waynesburg Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Sto-Rox, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Waynesburg Central came up short against Sto-Rox in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 18-13. Can Waynesburg Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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