Karns City is 9-1 against Punxsutawney since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Karns City Gremlins will head out on the road to challenge the Punxsutawney Chucks at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Karns City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Karns City will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 27-point match in their last game. They fell just short of DuBois by a score of 46-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in August (34), the Gremlins still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Karns City saw an underclassman step up: Cole Johnston rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Hunter Scherer, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Karns City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 325 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Punxsutawney strolled past Brookville with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 34-19.
Punxsutawney's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Maddox Hetrick, Logan Moore, and Beau Thomas picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Karns City fell to 2-1. As for Punxsutawney, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Karns City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 356.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Punxsutawney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 175.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Karns City lost to Punxsutawney on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hetrick, who threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Now that Karns City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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