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| 10/11/24 - Home | 45-7 W |
| 10/29/21 - Home | 49-8 W |
| 10/25/19 - Away | 38-6 W |
| 10/26/18 - Home | 44-0 W |
| 10/06/17 - Away | 50-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Elizabeth Forward has gone a perfect 7-0 against Yough recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warriors will challenge the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elizabeth Forward has three straight victories, Yough has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Elizabeth Forward really took it to Derry for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Ryan Messina had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 182 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 41 yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Elizabeth Forward proved: they limited Derry to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Geo Thompson for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Yough fell victim to Southmoreland and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Scotties. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Scotties are ranked 172nd).
Yough didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Sarver and Aidan Shaffer.
Elizabeth Forward's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Yough, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Elizabeth Forward against Yough in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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