On Friday, the Meadville Bulldogs were able to grind out a solid win over the Connellsville Falcons, taking the game 48-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Jacoby Thompson went supernova for Meadville, rushing for 133 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 137 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Thompson is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game. Tymir Philips did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Meadville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Philips, Thompson, and Jordan Lawrence picked up one apiece. Lawrence also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meadville's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Connellsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Meadville will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Butler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Connellsville, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Albert Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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