If North East was riding high fresh off their 38-7 takedown of Franklin last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North East Grape Pickers had to suffer through a 47-14 loss at the hands of the Titusville Rockets. The Grape Pickers have struggled against the Rockets recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, North East saw an underclassman step up: Ethen Ringer rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, North East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
North East wouldn't let Titusville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Logan Latimore was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Jaxon Covell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Titusville, rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Covell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Mcdonald, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
North East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Titusville, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
North East has already played their next matchup, a 48-0 loss against Corry on the 4th. As for Titusville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-21 defeat against Hickory on the 4th.
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