The Parkersburg Big Reds are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the South Charleston Black Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Parkersburg is leaving town to face South Charleston after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Parkersburg took a 24-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morgantown on Friday.
Parkersburg's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jakel Shelton, who gained 113 total yards and a touchdown, and Cooper Cancade, who threw for 218 yards on 27 of 43 attempts.
Parkersburg wouldn't let Morgantown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Parkersburg can thank Adam Elder and Sylas Cheuvront for forcing both of them. Cheuvront also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
Meanwhile, South Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 38-19 bruising from Ripley. The Black Eagles were down 38-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Everything came up roses for Parkersburg against South Charleston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 63-0 victory. Will Parkersburg repeat their success, or does South Charleston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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