Bald Eagle Area and Tyrone are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Bald Eagle Area Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Tyrone Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bald Eagle Area will be strutting in after a victory while Tyrone will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Bald Eagle Area was fully in charge, breezing past Penns Valley Area 49-7 at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Rams are ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bald Eagle Area relied on the efforts of Carson Nagle, who threw for 426 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and Carnell Noone, who gained 162 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Nagle is now averaging an impressive 301 passing yards per game.
Bald Eagle Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kollin Cunningham and Ethan Shirk. Gage Gardner was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bald Eagle Area was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 582 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Tyrone was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Dragons recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite their loss, Tyrone saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Seth Hoover, who picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 53 yards, was perhaps the best of all. Hoover got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 55 yards.
Bald Eagle Area pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tyrone, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Bald Eagle Area strolled past Tyrone when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 41-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bald Eagle Area 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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