The Penn Manor Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Solanco Golden Mules at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Penn Manor's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dallastown on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wildcats at home and fell 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Wildcats are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last match, Solanco made sure to put some points up on the board against Octorara Area on Friday. Solanco took down Octorara Area 38-19.
Austin Jarabak looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only three passes. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible75 yards. Johnny Garcia handled things on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Garcia wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Solanco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Solanco's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gabe Forren and Kris Burgos-Wise. Burgos-Wise's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
This is the second loss in a row for Penn Manor and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Solanco, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Penn Manor took a serious blow against Solanco when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 33-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Penn Manor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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