Two dominant backs in Isaac Ryon and Cole Gemberling are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lackawanna Trail Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tri-Valley is hoping to do what Nativity BVM couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lackawanna Trail's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Lackawanna Trail claimed a resounding 47-20 victory over Nativity BVM. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Ryon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Demitrius Douglas, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley got themselves on the board against Marian Catholic on Friday, but Marian Catholic never followed suit. They blew past Marian Catholic 27-0.
Blake Schwartz looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 108 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards. Parker Hatter handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tri-Valley's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Gemberling was the leader with two.
Lackawanna Trail pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points per game. As for Tri-Valley, their record is now 7-4.
Everything came up roses for Lackawanna Trail against Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. In that matchup, Lackawanna Trail amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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