Yorktown and Pendleton Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Yorktown Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yorktown's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Pendleton Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Yorktown duked it out withGreenfield-Central on Friday. Yorktown strolled past Greenfield-Central with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Yorktown wouldn't let Greenfield-Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Yorktown can thank Landen Kelly and Julian Mckay for forcing both of them. Wilson Webster was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Pendleton Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They and Delta were almost perfectly matched up, but Pendleton Heights suffered a 27-26 defeat.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Colton Frank, who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. 109 of those passing yards were hauled in by Nate Derolf, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even if they lost, Pendleton Heights' defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Garrett Pederson with two.
Yorktown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Pendleton Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Yorktown suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Pendleton Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Yorktown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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