Waynesboro has gone 8-2 against Northern York recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Waynesboro Indians will look to defend their home field against the Northern York Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Waynesboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-14 victory over Palmyra on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Indians had established a 20 point advantage.
Nathan Nolan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northern York made easy work of Red Land on Friday and carried off a 34-14 win.
Grady Bonin had a dynamite game for Northern York, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 160 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Bonin a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Waynesboro and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Northern York, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Waynesboro has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northern York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 184. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Waynesboro won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Northern York 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northern York's Cole Bartram, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Waynesboro to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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