The Conneaut Area Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Girard Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conneaut Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Conneaut Area will head into Friday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Grove City: Conneaut Area couldn't quite topple Grove City on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 32-point defeat they took when the two last played. Conneaut Area blew past Grove City 40-7 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Conneaut Area considering their seven-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Joseph Furgiuele Iv, who rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ben Easler was another key player, throwing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Meanwhile, a win for Girard just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Fort LeBoeuf, falling 52-18. The loss continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Bison: they've now lost seven in a row.
Carson Stevens put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Aidan Arnold, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Conneaut Area's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Girard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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