Two dominant signal callers in Trey Sagester and Brody Morton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tri-Village Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Preble Shawnee Arrows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after eight games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Tri-Village's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Bradford 60-0. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Preble Shawnee took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 52-20 victory over Tri-County North. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Arrows had established a 29-point advantage.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Mauller and Bryson Doran. Mauller gained 97 total yards and two touchdowns while Doran rushed for 113 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Those 113 rushing yards gave Doran a new career-high.
Preble Shawnee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Preble Shawnee's defense made their presence known, laying out Luke Baughman three times. Doran was especially locked on to Tri-County North's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Tri-Village's record is now 8-0. As for Preble Shawnee, their record now sits at an identical 8-0.
Tri-Village lost to Preble Shawnee on the road by a decisive 42-25 margin in their previous matchup back in August of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morton, who rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 125 yards and one TD. Now that the Patriots know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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