The North Star Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the West Branch Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for North Star and 11 for West Branch dating back to last season.
North Star is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Berlin Brothersvalley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Star was beaten by Berlin Brothersvalley 35-7. The Cougars were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, West Branch lost 38-13 to Moshannon Valley on Friday.
Although West Branch took the loss, they still got scores from Conner Danko and Francis Leskovansky.
North Star's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for West Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Star strolled past West Branch when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Branch's Tyler Biggans, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 279 yards on 20 of 30 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Star to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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