Football Preview: Charleroi Cougars vs. Ligonier Valley Rams
Charleroi is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Ligonier Valley a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Charleroi Cougars will welcome the Ligonier Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. Charleroi will be strutting in after a win while Ligonier Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 14 losses in a row dating back to last season, Charleroi finally turned things around against Sto-Rox on Friday. They walked away with a 17-6 victory over the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Ligonier Valley came up short against South Allegheny on Friday, falling 49-28. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly 21 points.
Despite the defeat, Ligonier Valley got top-tier performance from John Jablunovsky, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Ligonier Valley is 2-1 when Jablunovsky posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Ligonier Valley wouldn't let South Allegheny keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Ligonier Valley can thank Lucas Krieger and Ricardo (Mark) Jablunovsky for forcing all of them.
Charleroi's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Ligonier Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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