The Mohawk Area Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Ellwood City Wolverine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mohawk Area took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They secured a 32-27 W over Laurel.
Bobby Fadden had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mohawk Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City didn't have done well against Neshannock recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Ellwood City came out on top against Neshannock by a score of 28-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverine.
Elijah Palmer-McCane went supernova for Ellwood City, rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Christopher Smiley, who rushed for 25 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Ellwood City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Deklan O'Brien was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Mohawk Area's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Ellwood City, their record is now 2-0.
Mohawk Area took their win against Ellwood City when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 38-14. Will Mohawk Area repeat their success, or does Ellwood City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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