Petersburg is 1-9 against East Hardy since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Petersburg Vikings will face off against the East Hardy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Petersburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Tucker County.
Meanwhile, East Hardy was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 13-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Doddridge County. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
East Hardy's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Petersburg was taken down by East Hardy 39-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Hardy's Price Strawderman, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Petersburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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