The River Valley Panthers will challenge the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
River Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Homer-Center, posting a 63-6 victory on the road. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavin Burkhart, who rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Burkhart is now averaging an impressive 111.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Yanits, who gained 114 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, River Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
River Valley wouldn't let Homer-Center keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Sam Ewing, Merreck Smith, and Smith picked up one apiece. Nathan Wadding is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line came up short against Penns Manor on Friday and fell 14-7.
Even if they lost, Purchase Line's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Seth Frantz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Another thorn in Penns Manor's side was Ethan Bartlebaugh, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
River Valley's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Purchase Line, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
River Valley might still be hurting after the 38-16 loss they got from Purchase Line in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for River Valley, Brock Small (who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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