Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cowanesque Valley). They blew past the Northwest Area Rangers 43-22 on Friday. The Indians have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rangers, too.
It was another big night for Dave Hess, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards on only five carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cowanesque Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Northwest Area still got an impressive performance from Jace Mccoy, who threw for 108 yards and three touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Mccoy really ramped things up playing D: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Cowanesque Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Northwest Area, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Cowanesque Valley will square off against North Penn-Mansfield at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Penn-Mansfield is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Cowanesque Valley will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Northwest Area, they will challenge Wellsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Area is facing Wellsboro at the right time seeing as Wellsboro is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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