Football Preview: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
The Pine Grove Cardinals will head out to face off against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Pine Grove finally turned things around against Shenandoah Valley on Saturday. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 28-21. The Cardinals' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Logan Troup went supernova for Pine Grove, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Troup a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area hadn't done well against Marian Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Mahanoy Area strolled past Marian Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 26-7. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Bears as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Pine Grove's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Mahanoy Area, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Pine Grove suffered a grim 40-17 defeat to Mahanoy Area when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Pine Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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