Football Game Preview: Cornell Raiders vs. Monessen Greyhounds

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Previous 4 Games

10/25/24 - Home	41-6 W
09/01/23 - Home	20-6 W
09/02/22 - Away	35-6 W
11/05/21 - Neutral	33-0 W

Cornell has gone a perfect 4-0 against Monessen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, Cornell was just a hair shy of victory and fell 27-26 to Chartiers-Houston.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Monessen was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by Bishop Canevin 44-7. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Crusaders are ranked 121st).

Monessen dropped their record down to 5-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Cornell, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-4.

Everything came up roses for Cornell against Monessen in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 41-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.