The Tyrone Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tyrone has three straight victories, Chestnut Ridge has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tyrone is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Penns Valley Area 83-26 on the road. With the Golden Eagles ahead 48-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Seth Hoover, who rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards. Eli Woomer was another key player, picking up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tyrone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge came up short against Richland on Friday and fell 23-10.
Tyrone now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Chestnut Ridge, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Tyrone has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 384.7 total yards per game. It's a different story for Chestnut Ridge, though, as they've been averaging only 209.2. Will Tyrone be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Chestnut Ridge flip the script?
Tyrone was dealt a bruising 49-21 defeat at the hands of Chestnut Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Thankfully for Tyrone, Noah Dillow (who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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