Prairie View has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Wellsville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prairie View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-13 margin over Columbus.
Parker Schwarz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Prairie View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Prairie View wouldn't let Columbus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Prairie View can thank Preston Merriman and Schwarz for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wellsville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Holton 49-0. 49 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Armond Graves, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Newhouse, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wellsville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.8 points per game. As for Prairie View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Prairie View has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 399.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wellsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Prairie View ended up a good deal behind Wellsville in their previous meeting back in September, losing 35-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graves, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Prairie View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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