The Frontier Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Frontier has nine straight victories, Tri-County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Frontier is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing South Newton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Falcons blew the Rebels out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won eight contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Dylan Brown went supernova, rushing for 90 yards and three TDs on only seven carries, while also throwing for 134 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passing touchdowns (two).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Frontier proved: they limited South Newton to a paltry -1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Wyatt Wiese for the heroic effort on defense: he. Frontier didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.6.
Frontier's defense didn't let Lyle Harrington, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Wiese with three.
Meanwhile, Tri-County played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by North Newton and fell 42-6. The Cavaliers were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Tri-County's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Frontier, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Frontier has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 216.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Tri-County, though, as they've been averaging only 95.7 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Frontier against Tri-County when the teams last played on October 3rd, as the team secured a 62-8 victory. In that contest, the Falcons amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
