Twin Valley has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Octorara Area Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Octorara Area likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Twin Valley was fully in charge, breezing past Eastern Lebanon County 51-7 at home. Given Twin Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Eastern Lebanon County is ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Octorara Area sidestepped Daniel Boone for a 10-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Octorara Area wouldn't let Daniel Boone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Mastrippolito, Austin Kurtz, and Nathaniel Dow picked up one apiece. Dow also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Twin Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Octorara Area, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Twin Valley against Octorara Area in their previous meeting back in September of 2016 as the team secured a 41-12 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Octorara Area's Trent Pawling, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Twin Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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