Lowellville and Malvern squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lowellville had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Malvern Hornets, falling 42-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 34-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.
Although Lowellville took the loss, they still got scores from Nick Larosa and Aj Boehlke.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Malvern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jared Witherow, who threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes.
Lowellville's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Malvern, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Lowellville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Malvern, they will head out to challenge Hillsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malvern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Hillsdale likes a good challenge.
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