Two dominant backs in Geno Perry and Dante Gentile are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lowellville Rockets are taking a road trip to take on the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lowellville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Waterloo with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
It was another big night for Perry, who rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Willrich, who threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lowellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Springfield waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Blue Devils at home to the tune of 40-0. Considering the Tigers have won five matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gentile was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. What's more, he's the game marked his eighth straight with at least 115 dating back to last season. Joey Centofanti was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Lowellville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Lowellville strolled past Springfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 27-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowellville 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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