The Saegertown Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Greenville Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Saegertown sitting on three straight wins and Greenville on six.
It was a proper cat-fight when Saegertown took on Maplewood on Friday. The Panthers enjoyed a cozy 26-8 victory over the Tigers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
William Shaffer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 78 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 77 yards and one touchdown.
Saegertown didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Maplewood to a completion percentage of just 42.3%. The Panthers weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 53.3%.
Saegertown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Riley Wilkinson, Shaffer, and Westin Baker picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Greenville against Lakeview on Friday as the team secured a 47-14 win. With the Trojans ahead 41-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Greenville's win came from a few key players Saegertown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rudy Gentile, who rushed for 101 yards and two TDs. Another passer making a difference was Cael Thurber, who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Greenville's record is now 6-1. As for Saegertown, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Saegertown suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Greenville when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Panthers, Nick Solderich (who rushed for 71 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries, and also threw for 155 yards and one TD while completing 85.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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