Southern Huntingdon County is on an eight-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, West Branch a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will face off against the West Branch Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Southern Huntingdon County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Southern Huntingdon County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 59-28 loss at the hands of Claysburg-Kimmel on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Southern Huntingdon County had strong showings from Chase Gibbons, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and Rowdy Grissinger, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gibbons a new career-high in rushing yards. Eli Rice got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Southern Huntingdon County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gibbons and Elijah Oswald.
Meanwhile, West Branch came up short against Curwensville on Friday and fell 28-16.
Despite the loss, West Branch saw an underclassman step up: Conner Danko threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards. Those 94 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Danko.
West Branch wouldn't let Curwensville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Branch can thank Justin Esposti and Gavin Dunlap for forcing both of them.
Southern Huntingdon County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for West Branch, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-6.
Southern Huntingdon County was taken down by West Branch 54-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Southern Huntingdon County, Tyler Biggans (who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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