The Genoa Area Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Triway Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Genoa Area is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Genoa Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Port Clinton. 35 seems to be a good number for the Comets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Triway really took it to Fairview for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-13 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-7.
Triway's win came from a few key players Genoa Area will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Grayson Smith, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended one pass. Another player making a difference was Bruin Flinner, who gained 137 total yards and three touchdowns.
Triway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 198.3.
Triway's defense made their presence known, laying out Burke Lowry five times. Roman Gilbert refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself.
Genoa Area's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Triway, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
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