Football Preview: Penns Valley Area Rams vs. Clearfield Bison
Penns Valley Area is 0-10 against Clearfield since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Penns Valley Area Rams will host the Clearfield Bison at 7:00 p.m.
Penns Valley Area is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Bellefonte, falling 34-13. The game was a 13-13 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Clearfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Huntingdon for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-7 victory on the road. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Brady Collins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 355 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Freeland, who gained 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clearfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearfield's defense and their four sacks. Jonathan Rowles was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Penns Valley Area's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Clearfield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Penns Valley Area was taken down by Clearfield 35-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Penns Valley Area was down 35-0.
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