The Derry Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Burrell Bucs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Derry lost 34-12 to Deer Lakes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Lancers are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Burrell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 23-13 to Mt. Pleasant.
Although Burrell took the loss, they still got scores from Talan Newcomer and Stephen Hasson.
Derry now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Burrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Derry was able to grind out a solid victory over Burrell when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 29-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Burrell's Devin Beattie, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Derry to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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