The Malvern Hornets will stay at home for another week and welcome the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malvern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Lowellville likes a good challenge.
Malvern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Lucas 40-26.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Malvern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jared Witherow, who threw for 347 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Rodney Smith also helped out as he racked up 181 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last game, Lowellville made sure to put some points up on the board against McDonald on Friday. Lowellville strolled past McDonald with points to spare, taking the game 34-20.
Geno Perry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 302 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Josh Pazel also helped out with an impressive 131 receiving yards.
Malvern's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.1 points per game. As for Lowellville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Malvern against Lowellville when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 34-0 victory. Will Malvern repeat their success, or does Lowellville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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