Purchase Line is 2-8 against Homer-Center since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Purchase Line Red Dragons will welcome the Homer-Center Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Homer-Center took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Purchase Line, who comes in off a win.
Purchase Line took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past West Shamokin with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. The high-scoring effort was just what the Red Dragons needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Purchase Line to victory, but perhaps none more so than Victor Bartlebaugh, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jakob Mountain, who picked up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Purchase Line was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 414 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Shamokin only gained 224.
Meanwhile, Homer-Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. The contest between them and Penns Manor wasn't particularly close, with Homer-Center falling 42-24.
Purchase Line's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Homer-Center, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Purchase Line's way against Homer-Center when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Purchase Line made off with a 42-22 victory. Will Purchase Line repeat their success, or does Homer-Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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