Football Preview: Greater Johnstown Trojans vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
Greater Johnstown has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Greater Johnstown came up short against Bedford and fell 33-22. The Trojans have struggled against the Bisons recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Greater Johnstown's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Julius Reed, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, and Kaleem Taylor, who picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Taylor was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, a victory for Philipsburg-Osceola just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Bishop Guilfoyle at home and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Marauders are ranked 77th).
Philipsburg-Osceola's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Mcdonald, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Archer Baughman, who threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
Greater Johnstown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
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