Football Game Preview: Yough Cougars vs. Elizabeth Forward Warriors + How To Watch

Yough is 0-7 against Elizabeth Forward since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Yough has given up an average of 35 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Yough's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Southmoreland on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Scotties. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Scotties are ranked 172nd).

Yough didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Sarver and Aidan Shaffer.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Forward had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They really took it to the Trojans for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-7 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.

Yough better keep an eye on Ryan Messina. He was instrumental in Elizabeth Forward's win, throwing for 182 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 41 yards and one score.

Elizabeth Forward's run defense was locked in: Derry could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Geo Thompson for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Elizabeth Forward's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Yough, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Yough was taken down by Elizabeth Forward 45-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Messina, who threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and one TD. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.