Pine Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Williams Valley Vikings at home and fell 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Vikings are ranked 213th).
Pine Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Snyder, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards. Those 69 rushing yards gave Snyder a new career-high.
Brady Shomper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Williams Valley, throwing for 256 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards on only six carries. Shomper has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Evan Achenbach also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Williams Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Pine Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Williams Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mahanoy Area at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Williams Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Mahanoy Area likes a good challenge.
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