Football Preview: Port Allegany Gators vs. Redbank Valley Bulldogs
The Port Allegany Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Redbank Valley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Port Allegany comes in on 11 and Redbank Valley on three.
Port Allegany is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 57-14 win over Keystone. Considering the Gators have won nine games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Aiden Bliss, who rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Bliss is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 120 every time he's taken the field this season. Tristan Kiser was another key back, rushing for 59 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
Port Allegany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Redbank Valley didn't have too much trouble with Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley on Friday as they won 31-13.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Braylon Wagner and Owen Bish. Wagner had a great game and rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Bish did his best for the losing side, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Port Allegany's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.8 points. As for Redbank Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Port Allegany against Redbank Valley in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 66-38 win. Will Port Allegany repeat their success, or does Redbank Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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