The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will take on the Girard Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pymatuning Valley will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Pymatuning Valley beat Rootstown 26-21.
Meanwhile, Girard started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Struthers. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Friday. The Indians have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Girard got top-tier performance from Nick Rafferty, who picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Girard wouldn't let Struthers keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. AJ Pearson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Girard got some further help from Tino Barone: he made 14 total tackles.
Pymatuning Valley's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Girard, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Pymatuning Valley was taken down by Girard 42-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pymatuning Valley, Tuff Mcconahy (who threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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