The Warren Dragons will take on the North East Grape Pickers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 19 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Warren and four for North East.
Warren is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Meadville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Warren had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Meadville. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 236th).
Meanwhile, North East ended up a good deal behind Fairview on Saturday and lost 24-7.
Despite the defeat, North East saw an underclassman step up: Bryson Galloway threw for 116 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards.
Warren's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for North East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Warren against North East when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 41-14 victory. Will Warren repeat their success, or does North East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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