The East Allegheny Wild Cats are taking a road trip to challenge the Southmoreland Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Allegheny can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They lost to South Park on the road by a 30-16 margin.
Meanwhile, Southmoreland took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They breezed by Valley at home to the tune of 52-20. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Vikings are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Camren Phillips and he. Phillips rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries while he rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Stanley Betters got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Southmoreland's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Stanley Chapman was especially locked on to Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
East Allegheny took their win against Southmoreland when the teams last played back in November of 2021 by a conclusive 36-11. Does East Allegheny have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southmoreland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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