New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly is 0-7 against Maroa-Forsyth since August of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers will head out to face off against the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans at 7:00 p.m. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Athens: New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly couldn't quite topple Athens on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 35-point loss they took when the two last played. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly breezed by Athens on the road to the tune of 34-7. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vipers considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Clark Anthony Nelson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Gabe Lyons got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly wouldn't let Athens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly can thank Anthony Nelson and Charlie Newman for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell 28-21 to Williamsville. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Maroa-Forsyth's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ryne Sheppard, who threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and Mitch Williams, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly's record is now 7-1. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 342.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth has preferred to attack from the air: they average 301.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly was dealt a bruising 55-26 defeat at the hands of Maroa-Forsyth in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly, Kaiden Maurer (who threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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