Two dominant backs in Kyle Dupill and Landon Kucic are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Franklin Regional Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Kiski Area Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Kiski Area took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin Regional, who comes in off a win.
Franklin Regional will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Gateway, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Franklin Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Gateway on Friday, sneaking past 36-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their three-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Dupill, who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Lemke, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin Regional was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Franklin Regional's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Logan Mocharko.
Meanwhile, Kiski Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 33-7 to Penn-Trafford. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Warriors are ranked 50th).
The win made it two in a row for Franklin Regional and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Kiski Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Franklin Regional came up short against Kiski Area in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 24-14. Will Franklin Regional have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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