The Fairview Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the North East Grape Pickers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Fairview and Corry have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Tigers lost 28-3 to the Beavers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North East, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed past Girard to the tune of 46-3 on Saturday. The Grape Pickers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Fairview better keep an eye on Bryson Galloway. He was instrumental in North East's win, throwing for 165 yards and three TDs on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 66 yards on only eight carries. That's the most passing yards Galloway has posted since back in August. Ethen Ringer was another key player, rushing for 110 yards and one touchdown.
North East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carter Crozier, Isaac Mcguigan, Kyler See, and Saejon Lyons picked up one apiece. Lyons got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
North East's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points on average over those games. As for Fairview, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Fairview strolled past North East in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 24-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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