Punxsutawney hasn't had much luck against Karns City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Punxsutawney Chucks will welcome the Karns City Gremlins at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Punxsutawney didn't have too much trouble with Brookville on the road as they won 34-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chucks.
Punxsutawney's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Maddox Hetrick, Logan Moore, and Beau Thomas picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Karns City didn't have quite enough to beat DuBois on Friday and fell 46-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in August (34), the Gremlins still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Karns City got top-tier performance from Cole Johnston, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Hunter Scherer, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Karns City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 325 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Punxsutawney's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Karns City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Punxsutawney has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Karns City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 356.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Punxsutawney strolled past Karns City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Does Punxsutawney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Karns City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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