Titusville hasn't had much luck against Sharon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Titusville Rockets will face off against the Sharon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Titusville will head into Friday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Fairview: Titusville couldn't quite topple Fairview on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 37-point defeat they took when the two last played. Titusville's defense stepped up to hand Fairview a 33-0 shutout. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 27 points or more this season.
Titusville had a senior duo take command as Kameron Mong gained 110 total yards and a touchdown and Jaxon Covell rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Mong's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ian Mcdonald made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Titusville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Titusville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Ross and Mcdonald.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sharon). They claimed a resounding 65-6 win over Conneaut Area. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
It was another big night for Isaac Friday, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ethan Engelmore, who threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Titusville's record is now 7-3. As for Sharon, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Covell and Friday. Covell has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 167 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Friday has averaged 134 rushing yards per game this season.
Titusville was taken down by Sharon 63-22 when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Friday, who rushed for 319 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Now that Titusville 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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