Football Game Preview: Line Mountain Eagles vs. Lackawanna Trail Lions

The Line Mountain Eagles will take on the Lackawanna Trail Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Line Mountain sitting on 11 straight wins and Lackawanna Trail on nine.

Line Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 20-14 W over Montgomery. The 20-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

The critical scores for Line Mountain came from Hank Malfara, Bryce Smeltz, and Dalton Schadel.

Meanwhile, Lackawanna Trail was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Tri-Valley 41-14. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight contests by 22 points or more so far this season.

Line Mountain better keep an eye on Isaac Ryon. He was instrumental in Lackawanna Trail's win, rushing for 319 yards and five TDs while picking up 16.8 yards per carry. Ryon has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Jervis, who rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries.

Lackawanna Trail didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryon and Jervis.

Line Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Lackawanna Trail, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.

Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Line Mountain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lackawanna Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 333.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.