The Titusville Rockets will square off against the Warren Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Titusville has four straight wins, Warren has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Titusville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Conneaut Area 46-19 at home on Friday. Considering the Rockets have won four matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Titusville had a senior duo take command as Jaxon Covell gained 229 total yards and three touchdowns and Kameron Mong gained 214 total yards and three touchdowns. Covell is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ian Mcdonald, who rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Titusville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conneaut Area only rushed for 163.
Titusville'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 Blake Ross, Aidan Yoder, and Covell picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-7, which was the final score in Warren's tilt against Cathedral Prep on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Ramblers are ranked 23rd).
Titusville's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Warren, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Titusville against Warren when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-19 win. Will Titusville repeat their success, or does Warren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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