Two dominant backs in Chandler Hentzen and Armond Graves are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Parsons Vikings will square off against the Wellsville Eagles on Friday.
Parsons made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Columbus, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Vikings fell just short of the Titans by a score of 14-12 on Friday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Wellsville on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Burlington out of the water with a 56-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Parsons better keep an eye on Payton Otwell. He was instrumental in Wellsville's win, rushing for 50 yards and two scores. Otwell also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making six total tackles.
Wellsville's run defense was locked in: Burlington could only muster 0.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Wyatt Brungardt for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wellsville hasn't allowed more than 6.1 yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
Wellsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ayden Frack.
Wellsville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Parsons, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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