Football Preview: Waynesburg Central Raiders vs. South Allegheny Gladiators
The Waynesburg Central Raiders will face off against the South Allegheny Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waynesburg Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
Waynesburg Central and Sto-Rox met for a duel on Friday where Waynesburg Central came out on top. Waynesburg Central took their contest with ease, bagging a 51-7 win over Sto-Rox. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Waynesburg Central can attribute much of their success to Jacob Stephenson, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Ross Tennant, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Tennant's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another big playmaker for Waynesburg Central was Teagen Crouse, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Waynesburg Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Waynesburg Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zachery Jiblits and Daniel Brookover.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, South Allegheny was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Steel Valley on the road and fell 45-7. The match marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Waynesburg Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for South Allegheny, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Waynesburg Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Allegheny struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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