The Wellsboro Hornets will challenge the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellsboro will be strutting in after a victory while Northwest Area will be coming in after a loss.
Wellsboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Canton to the tune of 49-7 on Friday. The Hornets' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wellsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Griffin Morral, who rushed for 67 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries, and also threw for 47 yards and one touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Marek Mascho, who rushed for 116 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Wellsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wellsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kody Enck and Mascho. Enck also rushed for 11 rushing yards, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Northwest Area's offense. They were beaten by Cowanesque Valley 60-0 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rangers in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
The win got Wellsboro back to even at 4-4. As for Northwest Area, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Wellsboro against Northwest Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 46-0 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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