Oil City won the last time they faced Franklin, and things went their way on Friday too. The Oil City Oilers claimed a resounding 48-6 victory over the Franklin Knights on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Oilers.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oil City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 256.2.
Oil City wouldn't let Franklin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oil City can thank Tim Walentoski and Tanner Kightlinger for forcing both of them. Oil City got some further help from Kamdyn Reagle: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Oil City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Franklin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Oil City will welcome Corry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corry is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Oil City will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Franklin, they will head out to square off against Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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