Tunkhannock hasn't had much luck against Wyoming Area recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tunkhannock Tigers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Wyoming Area Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Tunkhannock will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Greater Nanticoke Area on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 40-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Tunkhannock fell just short of Greater Nanticoke Area by a score of 14-12.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wyoming Area). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-6 win over Lakeland. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Chiefs are ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Lidge Kellum, who rushed for 183 yards on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Trustin Johnson, who rushed for 68 yards on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wyoming Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Wyoming Area wouldn't let Lakeland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wyoming Area can thank Johnson and Donavon Miller for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tunkhannock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wyoming Area, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Tunkhannock was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Wyoming Area in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Tunkhannock, Aaron Crossley (who rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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