The Derry Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Derry has given up an average of 30.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Derry is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Elizabeth Forward. 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 370th, while the Warriors are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, Greensburg Salem came up short against Mt. Pleasant on Friday and fell 42-29. The Golden Lions have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Derry will have to contain Brody Chismar as he made an impact in Greensburg Salem's last game. He threw for 255 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also punched in two scores on the ground. 95 of Chismar's passing yards were hauled in by Maxim Topper, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Derry now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Greensburg Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Derry was taken down by Greensburg Salem 28-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Trojans, Kai Brunot (who rushed for 78 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries) 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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