Franklin is 2-8 against Meadville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin Knights will face off against the Meadville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Franklin's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Erie on Friday. They were dealt a 74-0 loss at the hands of the Royals. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Royals are ranked 164th).
Meanwhile, Meadville came up short against Sharon on Friday, falling 41-21. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Meadville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Franklin was taken down by Meadville 65-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meadville's Jordan Lawrence, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Franklin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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