Malvern's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 8.25 points allowed on Friday. The Malvern Hornets came out on top against the Newcomerstown Trojans by a score of 38-28. The Hornets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Malvern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaron Gore, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Those 120 rushing yards gave Gore a new career-high. Rodney Smith also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Malvern pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Newcomerstown, they moved to 7-1 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Malvern will venture away from home to challenge Tuscarawas Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Malvern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season. As for Newcomerstown, they will welcome Strasburg-Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newcomerstown's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Strasburg-Franklin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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