Curwensville lost to West Branch back in September of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Curwensville Golden Tide walked away with a 28-16 victory over the West Branch Warriors.
Tyler Dunn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 249 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 101 yards while completing 72.7% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 95 yards.
Curwensville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 46 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 204.7.
Despite the loss, West Branch still got an impressive performance from Conner Danko, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards. The dominant performance gave Danko a new career-high in rushing yards.
Curwensville's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for West Branch, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Curwensville will square off against Moshannon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moshannon Valley's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Curwensville's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West Branch, they will take on Southern Huntingdon County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Huntingdon County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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