The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils will face off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Lebanon will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Mt. Lebanon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Peters Township on Friday. They were outmatched by the Indians at home and fell 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Indians are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Central Catholic, as they earned their first road win of the season. They breezed by Woodland Hills on the road to the tune of 54-14 on Friday. The Vikings pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines had no chance of recovering from.
Jy'Aire Walls was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Central Catholic also got a significant boost from Elijah Faulkner, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 128 yards.
Mt. Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Central Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Mt. Lebanon took a serious blow against Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faulkner, who rushed for 198 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Mt. Lebanon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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