Two dominant backs in Jaxyn Wilson and Isaac Friday are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grove City Eagles will be playing at home against the Sharon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grove City has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Sharon will arrive with four straight victories.
Grove City might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 35-21 to Oil City, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Sharon made easy work of Meadville on Friday and carried off a 41-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Friday and Ethan Engelmore were among the main playmakers for Sharon as the former rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry and the latter threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Friday is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game. Ra'Keem Hughes was Engelmore's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sharon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Grove City now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Sharon, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Grove City skirted past Sharon 17-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Grove City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sharon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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