Erie has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Pleasanton Blu-Jays at 7:00 p.m.
Erie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against St. Mary's-Colgan on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 41-8. The Red Devils have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Pleasanton was able to grind out a solid victory over Uniontown on Friday, taking the game 27-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blu-Jays.
Eli Mcginnis was a one-man wrecking crew for Pleasanton as he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 175 rushing yards gave Mcginnis a new career-high. Mario Davis was another key player, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pleasanton wouldn't let Uniontown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mcginnis was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Pleasanton is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Erie's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pleasanton, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Erie was dealt a bruising 40-12 defeat at the hands of Pleasanton in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Erie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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