On Saturday Cowanesque Valley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Cowanesque Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Cowanesque Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Northwest Area with a sharp 43-22 victory on Friday. With that win, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 26.3 points per game.
Cowanesque Valley found their leader in underclassman Dave Hess, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards on only five carries. Hess didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended three passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cowanesque Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Penn-Mansfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Troy at home and fell 56-13. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Trojans are ranked 79th).
Although North Penn-Mansfield took the loss, they still got scores from George Perry and Riley Oakes.
Cowanesque Valley's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for North Penn-Mansfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Cowanesque Valley came up short against North Penn-Mansfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 20-14. Thankfully for Cowanesque Valley, Cale Wagner (who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also caught 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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