The Conneaut Area Eagles will head out to face off against the Hickory Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Conneaut Area earned a 33-21 win over Iroquois. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Hickory got the win against USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] on Friday by a conclusive 40-14. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kelvin Morrison, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Zander Telesz, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Telesz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending four passes. Jamal Calhoun was another key rusher, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hickory was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 451 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Conneaut Area's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything went Conneaut Area's way against Hickory when the teams last played back in September of 2019 as Conneaut Area made off with a 38-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conneaut Area since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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