Blue Mountain and Pottsville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Blue Mountain Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.
Blue Mountain is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Schuylkill just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 38-14.
Loss or not, Blue Mountain got some senior leadership from Tyler Stahley and Gaige Guers. Stahley rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Guers picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pottsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Wilson Area on Friday by a score of 35-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Considering the Crimson Tide have won three contests by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Blue Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Pottsville, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Blue Mountain beat Pottsville 21-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Blue Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pottsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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