Football Preview: Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers vs. Line Mountain Eagles
The Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers will face off against the Line Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Line Mountain is facing Steelton-Highspire at the wrong time: Steelton-Highspire suffered their first home loss of the season last Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 41-20 to the HANNA. While losing is never fun, the Steamrollers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the HANNA are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Line Mountain has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.8 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 33-32 win over Upper Dauphin Area. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ian Bates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Line Mountain's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Maxim Johnson with two.
Steelton-Highspire's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Line Mountain, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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