After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Butler, Meadville was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Oil City Oilers 42-6 on the road. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season so far.
Leading Meadville to victory were Jordan Lawrence and Jacoby Thompson. Lawrence rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Thompson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lawrence is now averaging an impressive 107.5 rushing yards per game. Bradyn Miller also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Meadville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oil City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Cole Findlay, who threw for 152 yards and a touchdown, and De?Vaughn Griffin, who picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meadville pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Oil City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Meadville will challenge McDowell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oil City, they will take on Fairview on Friday.
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