Upper St. Clair had already won four in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 41-6 victory over the Canon-McMillan Big Macs. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Big Macs are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upper St. Clair's defense made their presence known, laying out Ty Jansma. three times. Nate Stohl was especially locked on to Canon-McMillan's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Stohl is now averaging an impressive 6 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Upper St. Clair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Upper St. Clair's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Canon-McMillan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Upper St. Clair will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Upper St. Clair will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Canon-McMillan, they are taking a road trip to face off against South Fayette at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Canon-McMillan focused on turnovers this week as team gave up seven on Friday.
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