Oilers defense stuffs Eagles | Local Sports

GROVE CITY — It may have been Grove City’s Homecoming on Friday night at Forker Field, but it was Oil City that did most of the celebrating.

The Oilers put up a smothering defensive effort, allowing just three points while spending the majority of the game in the Eagles’ backfield en route to a 28-10 non-region victory that moved them to 5-1 on the season while dropping the Eagles to 4-2.

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