Football Preview: Brookville Raiders vs. Port Allegany Gators
Two dominant backs in Anthony Ceriani and Aiden Bliss are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brookville Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Port Allegany Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Brookville: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Port Allegany has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Brookville finally turned things around against Moniteau on Friday. They breezed by the Warriors on the road to the tune of 48-8. With the Raiders ahead 41-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Easton Belfiore had a dynamite game for Brookville, rushing for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Belfiore has posted since back in August. Trenton Colgan was another key signal caller, throwing for 100 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brookville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moniteau only rushed for 68.
Brookville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dante Morey and Belfiore.
Meanwhile, Port Allegany was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Kane 62-16 at home. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Tristan Kiser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Nick Wilfong, who gained 106 total yards and four touchdowns.
Port Allegany's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Isaac Postlewait was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Brookville's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Port Allegany, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Brookville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Port Allegany struggles in that department as they've been averaging 371.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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