The Fort Cherry Rangers will head out to face off against the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Cherry has five straight victories, Burgettstown has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Fort Cherry got the win against Monessen by a conclusive 35-14. The 35-point effort marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Fort Cherry's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braydon Cook led the charge by picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Cook a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryan Huey was another key back, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Cherry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Burgettstown came up short against Chartiers-Houston on Friday and fell 19-11.
Fort Cherry's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Burgettstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Fort Cherry against Burgettstown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Cherry since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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