After flying high against Brookville two weeks ago, Karns City came back down to earth. The Karns City Gremlins fell just short of the DuBois Beavers by a score of 46-43 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Gremlins still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Karns City still got an impressive performance from Cole Johnston, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Hunter Scherer was another key player, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Karns City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 325 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
It was another big night for Trey Wingard, who threw for 370 yards and five touchdowns for DuBois. Wingard is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Karns City fell to 2-1. As for DuBois, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1.
Karns City will venture away from home to face off against Punxsutawney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karns City has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 136 points over their last three matchups. As for DuBois, they will welcome Brookville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DuBois is facing Brookville at the right time seeing as Brookville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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