North Penn-Mansfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Troy Trojans, falling 56-13. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Trojans are ranked 79th).
Although North Penn-Mansfield took the loss, they still got scores from George Perry and Riley Oakes.
It was another big night for Brendan Gilliland, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns for Troy. Gilliland's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Chimics, who picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Penn-Mansfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Troy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
North Penn-Mansfield will host Cowanesque Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cowanesque Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Troy, they are on the road again on Friday to play Central Mountain at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Central Mountain: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Troy has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
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