The Parkersburg South Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Linsly Cadets at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Parkersburg South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Parkersburg South was ranked 14th). Parkersburg South took a hard 28-14 fall against Morgantown on Friday. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Eli Bartley, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Linsly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 34-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dover.
This is the second loss in a row for Parkersburg South and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Linsly, their record is now 0-7.
Things could have been worse for Parkersburg South, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 33-19 loss to Linsly in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. Can Parkersburg South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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