Troy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Warrior Run is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Troy Trojans will welcome the Warrior Run Defenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Troy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Southern Columbia Area, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Troy claimed a resounding 69-28 win over Southern Columbia Area.
Brendan Gilliland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Lincoln Chimics did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Troy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
Troy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Southern Columbia Area's QB won't forget Gilliland anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Troy got some further help from Jack Burbage: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Warrior Run rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Black Knights as they made off with a 43-20 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-7.
Warrior Run had a senior duo take command as Samuel Hall gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns and Eli Butler rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hall a new career-high in rushing yards (54). James Keifer was another key player, throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Warrior Run is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Troy, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Gilliland and Butler. Gilliland just won't slow down this season and has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 78.8 rushing yards per game. Butler has been a dominant force too and has averaged 37.8 receiving yards per game.
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