The Oil City Oilers will venture away from home to take on the Erie Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oil City’s defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Erie’s offense will have their work cut out for them.
Erie will be up against a hot Oil City team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Oilers strolled past Grove City with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-10.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oil City’s defense and their six sacks. Blake Stevens was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for Erie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Franklin 48-7 on Saturday. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Royals’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Knights are ranked 552nd).
Oil City’s victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Erie, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Oil City came up short against Erie in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 14-7. Thankfully for the Oilers, Quani Darnell (who rushed for 116 yards and two TDs on only 14 carries) 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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