Armstrong hasn't had much luck against Franklin Regional recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Armstrong River Hawks will square off against the Franklin Regional Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Armstrong is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They lost 35-14 to Penn-Trafford. While losing is never fun, the River Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Warriors are ranked 29th).
Armstrong's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaydon Oliver, who threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and Kyan Kline, who picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Oliver also racked up 62 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, while it was Franklin Regional who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Woodland Hills who put up more. Franklin Regional fell 27-17 to Woodland Hills. The Panthers have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Franklin Regional got top-tier performance from Kyle Dupill, who rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Dupill posted at least 106 rushing yards in the ninth games prior.
Armstrong's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Franklin Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Armstrong couldn't quite finish off Franklin Regional when the teams last played back in September of 2017 and fell 26-23. Can Armstrong avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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