After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Pine Grove is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Pine Grove had to suffer through a 53-7 loss at the hands of Nativity BVM.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They blew past Marian Catholic 24-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Cole Gemberling had a dynamite game for Tri-Valley, rushing for 187 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Gemberling is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
Tri-Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Pine Grove dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Tri-Valley, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Pine Grove was dealt a bruising 34-0 defeat at the hands of Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Pine Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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