Football Preview: Shenango Wildcats vs. Fort Cherry Rangers
The Shenango Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Fort Cherry Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shenango has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Fort Cherry will come in with eight straight wins.
Shenango is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Laurel on Friday. Shenango took a 28-14 bruising from Laurel.
Meanwhile, Fort Cherry has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 9.25 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took down Bishop Canevin 49-34. The Rangers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Shenango's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Fort Cherry, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Shenango was taken down by Fort Cherry 35-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Shenango, Maddox Truschel (who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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