Football Preview: Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley vs. Reynolds Raiders
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will venture away from home to challenge the Reynolds Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Reynolds will be coming in after a loss.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Moniteau at home to the tune of 36-6 on Friday. With Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley ahead 26-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley can attribute much of their success to Owen Bish, who rushed for 117 yards on only eight carries, and Max Gallagher, who gained 172 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Gallagher a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 43 points the game before, Reynolds was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were outmatched by Farrell at home and fell 54-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Steelers are ranked 210th).
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Reynolds, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
