Football Preview: Shaler Area Titans vs. Pine-Richland Rams
On Friday Shaler Area will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Pine-Richland Rams at 7:00 p.m. Shaler Area will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Shaler Area finally turned things around against Fox Chapel on Friday. They strolled past the Foxes with points to spare, taking the game 35-19. Considering the Titans' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland faced North Allegheny in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Pine-Richland took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Allegheny. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Pine-Richland had strong showings from Maclane Miller, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and Aaron Strader, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Miller has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Pine-Richland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pine-Richland wouldn't let North Allegheny keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pine-Richland can thank Tanner Cunningham and Sam Heckert for forcing both of them.
Shaler Area's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Pine-Richland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Shaler Area might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from Pine-Richland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Shaler Area, Ethan Pillar (who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry) 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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