Football Preview: Upper St. Clair Panthers vs. McKeesport Tigers
Upper St. Clair is 0-4 against McKeesport since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Upper St. Clair Panthers will challenge the McKeesport Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Upper St. Clair is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Upper St. Clair is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hampton 62-7 on the road on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Talbots are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upper St. Clair's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dante Coury, who rushed for 154 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Coury a new career-high in rushing yards. John Banbury was another key back, rushing for 119 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Upper St. Clair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
McKeesport's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Thomas Jefferson on Friday. McKeesport was the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Belle Vernon. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Upper St. Clair's record now sits at 4-0. As for McKeesport, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Upper St. Clair came up short against McKeesport in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 13-7. Can Upper St. Clair avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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