On Friday, Parkersburg South faced Princeton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Parkersburg South Patriots and the Princeton Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Parkersburg South Patriots suffered a 48-47 defeat. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Parkersburg South lost, don't look at Eli Bartley. Despite the final result, he rushed for 237 yards and six touchdowns, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. Bartley showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Parkersburg South's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Princeton, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Parkersburg South nor Princeton have any future games scheduled.
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