Lowellville entered their contest against Western Reserve on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lowellville Rockets lost to the Western Reserve Blue Devils at home by a 41-22 margin. The game marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Several Rockets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Geno Perry, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Perry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Bruce Brenner was another key pass catcher, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jack Darney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Western Reserve, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Lowellville's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Western Reserve, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Lowellville will head out to face off against Mineral Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mineral Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches. As for Western Reserve, they will take on Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Reserve is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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