McDowell has gone 10-0 against Erie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McDowell Trojans will challenge the Erie Royals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
McDowell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Francis, who was ranked sixth at the time (McDowell was ranked 24th). McDowell fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 35-33 on Friday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, McDowell got some senior leadership from Stephon Porter and Blayze Myers. Porter gained 167 total yards and a touchdown, while Myers threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Erie, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They really took it to Meadville for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won four matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
McDowell's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Erie, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
McDowell didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Erie when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McDowell 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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