Football Preview: Neshannock Lancers vs. Burgettstown Blue Devils
The Neshannock Lancers are taking a road trip to square off against the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Neshannock has three straight wins, Burgettstown has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Neshannock at home against Shenango as the team secured a 43-14 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Jino Mozzocio and Justin Edworthy were among the main playmakers for Neshannock as the former rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Edworthy's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Anthony Eakin was another key player, picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Burgettstown fell victim to Fort Cherry and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Rangers, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Rangers are ranked 129th).
Neshannock's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Burgettstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Neshannock couldn't quite finish off Burgettstown when the teams last played back in November of 2017 and fell 31-28. Can Neshannock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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