Football Preview: Burgettstown Blue Devils vs. Fort Cherry Rangers
The Burgettstown Blue Devils will face off against the Fort Cherry Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Burgettstown has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Fort Cherry will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Burgettstown came up short against Chartiers-Houston and fell 19-11.
Meanwhile, everything went Fort Cherry's way against Monessen on Friday as Fort Cherry made off with a 35-14 win. Fans of the Rangers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Fort Cherry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braydon Cook, who picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Cook a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryan Huey was another key back, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Cherry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Burgettstown's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Fort Cherry, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Burgettstown was dealt a bruising 55-22 defeat at the hands of Fort Cherry when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Burgettstown, Ethan Faletto (who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) 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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