The Curwensville Golden Tide will square off against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Curwensville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-20 win over Southern Huntingdon County. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Tide considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel didn't have done well against Juniata Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Claysburg-Kimmel came out on top against Juniata Valley by a score of 20-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Claysburg-Kimmel's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mason Campagna, who rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 182 yards on 11 of 22 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (146 yards to be exact) went to Jacob Herline.
Claysburg-Kimmel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Trevor Brown, Mark Lattieri, and Campagna picked up one apiece.
Curwensville's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Curwensville was taken down by Claysburg-Kimmel 55-20 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campagna, who rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Curwensville 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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