Malvern has gone 8-2 against Tuscarawas Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Malvern Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Malvern has three straight wins, Tuscarawas Central Catholic has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Malvern's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Newcomerstown's usually-dominant defense. Malvern walked away with a 38-28 victory over Newcomerstown.
Malvern's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaron Gore led the charge by rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Gore a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Witherow, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Tuscarawas Central Catholic's offense. They took a blow against East Canton on Friday, falling 42-0.
Malvern's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Tuscarawas Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Malvern against Tuscarawas Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 63-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Malvern since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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