Football Recap: Brockway Rovers vs. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley
Brockway's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 41-20 margin over Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rovers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Blake Pisarcik continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 152 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Aiden Snowberger did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brockway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 70.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 151.8.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Owen Bish, who threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards. Another player making a difference was Max Gallagher, who gained 88 total yards and a touchdown.
Brockway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Brockway will host DuBois at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brockway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season. As for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Moniteau at 7:00 p.m. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley is facing Moniteau at the right time seeing as Moniteau is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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