Titusville is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hickory is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Titusville Rockets will challenge the Hickory Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Titusville blew past North East, posting a 47-14 victory on the road.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jaxon Covell and Ethen Ringer. Covell had a great game and rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Ringer was balling out in the loss, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Titusville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 280 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Titusville wouldn't let North East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Titusville can thank Kameron Mong and Hunter Obert for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Hickory got themselves on the board against McKinley on Friday, but McKinley never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over the Red Dragons on the road. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 111th in Pennsylvania, while the Red Dragons are ranked 489th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory found their leader in underclassman Kelvin Morrison, who rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zander Telesz, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Titusville's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Titusville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hickory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Titusville was taken down by Hickory 56-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Will Titusville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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