Football Preview: Penn Cambria Panthers vs. Chestnut Ridge Lions
The Penn Cambria Panthers will challenge the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Penn Cambria is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Penn Cambria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Westmont Hilltop, posting a 43-14 victory on the road. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.
Brady Jones went supernova for Penn Cambria, throwing for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 73 yards on only six carries. Gavin Harrold was Jones' top target, picking up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Penn Cambria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Penn Cambria's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Corbin Vinglish was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Central Cambria on the road on Friday as they won 33-15. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
It was another big night for Haydan Webb, who rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
Penn Cambria pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Chestnut Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Penn Cambria has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Chestnut Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Penn Cambria skirted past Chestnut Ridge 15-12 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penn Cambria since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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