Connellsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 38-24 to the DuBois Beavers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Beavers are ranked 47th).
Connellsville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Thomas, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Another signal caller making a difference was Caden Matthews, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 20 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Linkon Keller, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Trey Wingard produced another solid performance throwing for 358 yards and four TDs while picking up 15.6 yards per attempt for DuBois. Wingard's passing game has become a key predictor of the Beavers' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget London Duncan, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Connellsville's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for DuBois, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Connellsville has already played their next matchup, a 52-12 defeat against University on the 10th. As for DuBois, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-0 win against Brookville on the 10th.
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