Football Preview: Meyersdale Red Raiders vs. Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers
Meyersdale is 1-9 against Berlin Brothersvalley since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Meyersdale Red Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Meyersdale: 9.8, Berlin Brothersvalley: 16) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Meyersdale beat Tussey Mountain 15-2.
Meanwhile, Berlin Brothersvalley entered their match against Northern Bedford County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Berlin Brothersvalley took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Bedford County. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Berlin Brothersvalley might have lost, but man, Cooper Huston was a machine: he rushed for 231 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Huston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meyersdale now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Spencer Whitfield and Huston. Whitfield has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 73.6 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Huston has averaged 173 rushing yards per game this season.
Meyersdale might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Berlin Brothersvalley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Huston, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Meyersdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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