Erie hasn't had much luck against McDowell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Erie Royals will face off against the McDowell Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Erie took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to Meadville for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-7 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, McDowell is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Francis. McDowell fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 35-33. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, McDowell got some senior leadership from Stephon Porter and Blayze Myers. Porter gained 167 total yards and a touchdown, while Myers threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Erie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for McDowell, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Erie came up short against McDowell when the teams last played back in September, falling 28-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Porter, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Erie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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