The Paoli Rams will square off against the Eastern Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paoli has nine straight wins, Eastern has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Paoli on the road against North Knox as the team secured a 36-7 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
Paoli's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Hannon, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Fletcher Cole, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Paoli was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Eastern just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Charlestown, falling 33-7.
Paoli's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Paoli against Eastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 52-20 victory. Will Paoli repeat their success, or does Eastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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