Greater Latrobe is 1-7 against Franklin Regional since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Regional Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Greater Latrobe knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Franklin Regional likes a good challenge.
Greater Latrobe will bounce into Friday's game after beating Norwin, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Greater Latrobe took down Norwin 42-28 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 14 points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Franklin Regional was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were dealt a 45-7 loss at the hands of Upper St. Clair. While losing is never fun, Franklin Regional can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Upper St. Clair is ranked 14th).
Kyle Dupill put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 117 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Greater Latrobe's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Franklin Regional, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Greater Latrobe came up short against Franklin Regional in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dupill, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Now that Greater Latrobe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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