The North East Grape Pickers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Warren Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither North East nor Warren posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Saturday, North East ended up a good deal behind Fairview and lost 24-7. The Grape Pickers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, North East saw an underclassman step up: Bryson Galloway threw for 116 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards.
Meanwhile, Warren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Meadville 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 236th).
North East's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Warren, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
North East took a serious blow against Warren in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 41-14. Can North East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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