The East Pennsboro Panthers will challenge the Susquehannock Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Pennsboro has three straight wins, Susquehannock has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Pennsboro will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 36) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Big Spring 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since October 20, 2023.
It was another big night for JJ Gossard, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Aaron Angelo handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Meanwhile, Susquehannock might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Kennard-Dale who claimed the real prize. Susquehannock fell just short of Kennard-Dale by a score of 25-22. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 7-0 in the first quarter.
Defeat or not, Susquehannock got some senior leadership from Joshua Pecunes and Dawson Zorbaugh. Pecunes rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while Zorbaugh rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Those 67 rushing yards gave Zorbaugh a new career-high.
East Pennsboro's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Susquehannock, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for East Pennsboro against Susquehannock in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 45-14 win. Will East Pennsboro repeat their success, or does Susquehannock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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