Monessen entered their matchup against Fort Cherry on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Monessen Greyhounds came up short against the Fort Cherry Rangers, falling 35-14. The game marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Fort Cherry got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braydon Cook out in front who picked up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Cook a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ryan Huey, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Monessen's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for Fort Cherry, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monessen will head out to take on South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in South Side's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Fort Cherry, they will venture away from home to square off against Burgettstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Cherry is facing Burgettstown at the right time seeing as Burgettstown is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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