The Garaway Pirates will face off against the Crestview Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Garaway comes in on three and Crestview on ten.
Garaway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Mineral Ridge by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-7. Considering the Pirates have won six contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Crestview's strategy against LaBrae last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rebels blew the Vikings out of the water with a 49-7 final score. With the Rebels ahead 29-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Crestview's win came from a few key players Garaway will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jake Noling, who rushed for 112 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries, and also threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. What's more, he racked up 164.3 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trevor Mcelhaney, who rushed for 131 yards and two scores on only nine carries.
Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Garaway's record is now 7-2. As for Crestview, their record now sits at 10-0.
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