The Conneaut Area Eagles will take on the Maplewood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conneaut Area is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Maplewood is facing Conneaut Area at the wrong time: Conneaut Area suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 26-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Conneaut Area might have lost, but man, Joseph Furgiuele Iv was a machine: he rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maplewood). They claimed a resounding 55-12 win over Kennedy Catholic at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Andrew Proper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Jordan, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Maplewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Conneaut Area now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Maplewood, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Conneaut Area has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Maplewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 225. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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