If Towanda was riding high fresh off their 36-16 takedown of Wellsboro last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Towanda Black Knights had to suffer through a 56-13 loss at the hands of the Troy Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for the Black Knights in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost eight in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Towanda lost on Friday, don't look at Reese Sluyter. Despite the final result, he rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
It was another big night for Brendan Gilliland, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards for Troy. The dominant performance gave Gilliland a new career-high in rushing yards. Lincoln Chimics was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Towanda's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Troy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Towanda will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Canton at 7:00 p.m. Towanda is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Canton a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Troy, they will head out to challenge Wyalusing Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Troy: 7, Wyalusing Valley: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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