Pine-Richland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 31-21 victory over the Penn Hills Indians. The win almost wasn't to be: the Rams were down 14-0 in the third quarter.
Pine-Richland got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aaron Strader out in front who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another pass catcher making a difference was Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons, who picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pine-Richland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of ?Jay? Timmons and Tanner Cunningham.
Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Penn Hills, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine-Richland has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Greater Latrobe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pine-Richland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games. As for Penn Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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