The Grove City Eagles will take on the Titusville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Grove City beat Fairview 13-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Titusville got themselves on the board against Girard on Saturday, but Girard never followed suit. They blew past the Yellowjackets 40-0 on the road.
Jaxon Covell was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 166.5 rushing yards per game. Ian Mcdonald was another key player, gaining 260 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Titusville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 606 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Titusville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Kameron Mong was especially locked on to Girard's QB and sacked him twice. Mong's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Grove City pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Titusville, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Grove City against Titusville when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 42-6 victory. In that game, Grove City amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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