There's no place like home for Avonworth, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions 43-27 on Friday. Given the Antelopes' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nico Neal and he. Neal rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Dimitri Velisaris a new career-high in rushing yards (207).
Avonworth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Avonworth is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Greensburg Salem, they moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Avonworth will face off against Beaver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beaver will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Avonworth surely won't give up without a fight. Greensburg Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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