The Tri-County Penguins will square off against the Almond-Bancroft Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Tri-County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Wild Rose, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Tri-County blew past Wild Rose, posting a 50-6 win on the road. Fans of the Penguins have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Jacob Makaryk went supernova for Tri-County, rushing for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Makaryk is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 154 every time he's taken the field this season. Aidan Brewer was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Almond-Bancroft faced Port Edwards in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Almond-Bancroft took a 40-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Port Edwards. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Tri-County's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Almond-Bancroft, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Tri-County was dealt a bruising 40-6 defeat at the hands of Almond-Bancroft in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Tri-County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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