Two dominant backs in Armond Graves and Parker Schwarz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wellsville Eagles will challenge the Prairie View Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wellsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Holton 49-0. The win was just business as usual for the Eagles, who after ten games remain undefeated this season.
Graves was his usual excellent self, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Matt Newhouse, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wellsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Prairie View had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Titans as they made off with a 34-13 victory.
Schwarz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 107 rushing yards in the 13th games prior.
Wellsville's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.8 points per game. As for Prairie View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wellsville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Prairie View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 399.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wellsville strolled past Prairie View in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 35-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wellsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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