The Warrior Run Defenders will venture away from home to challenge the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warrior Run's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so North Penn-Mansfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Warrior Run's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lewisburg on Friday. They came up short against the Green Dragons, falling 24-0. That makes it the first time this season the Defenders have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for North Penn-Mansfield, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens on Saturday, sneaking past 16-14.
Cooper Shaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 124 yards on ten of 21 attempts. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Luke Kreger.
Having lost for the first time this season, Warrior Run fell to 4-1. As for North Penn-Mansfield, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Warrior Run was able to grind out a solid victory over North Penn-Mansfield when the teams last played back in October of 2015, winning 41-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Penn-Mansfield's Brock Burleigh, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Warrior Run to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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