The Penn-Trafford Warriors will head out to square off against the Gateway Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Penn-Trafford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Plum 34-10 on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Mustangs are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tasso Whipple continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Penn-Trafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Gateway on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Armstrong out of the water with a 48-20 final score. That looming 48-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Gators yet this season.
Penn-Trafford's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Gateway, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Penn-Trafford came up short against Gateway in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 31-27. Can Penn-Trafford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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