The matchup between Fox Chapel and Franklin Regional on Friday hardly resembled the 13-9 effort from their previous meeting. The Fox Chapel Foxes took a blow against the Franklin Regional Panthers, falling 51-14. The Foxes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Victor Nernberg and Cooper Hendren certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Nernberg rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Hendren picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hendren torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Kyle Dupill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 272 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry for Franklin Regional. Dupill's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Lemke, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Fox Chapel dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Franklin Regional, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fox Chapel will challenge Plum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fox Chapel is facing Plum at the right time seeing as Plum is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Franklin Regional, they will take on Penn-Trafford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Penn-Trafford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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