Wellsboro is 7-2 against Athens since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wellsboro Hornets will square off against the Athens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Wellsboro is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Wellsboro finally turned things around against Cowanesque Valley on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Indians 40-8 at home. The Hornets pushed the score to 34-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Athens entered their contest against North Penn-Mansfield on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Athens fell just short of North Penn-Mansfield by a score of 16-14. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wellsboro's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Athens, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Wellsboro strolled past Athens in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 26-12. Will Wellsboro repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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