Northern York hasn't had much luck against Waynesboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northern York Polar Bears will head out to face off against the Waynesboro Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northern York will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Red Land on Friday. Northern York blew past Red Land 34-14.
Grady Bonin had a dynamite game for Northern York, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Bonin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waynesboro). They blew past Palmyra 47-14 on the road on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Nathan Nolan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
Northern York's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Waynesboro, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Northern York has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Waynesboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 223.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Northern York and Waynesboro were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Northern York came up empty-handed after a 29-28 defeat. Can Northern York avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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