Canon-McMillan is 2-8 against Mt. Lebanon since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Canon-McMillan Big Macs will be staying on the road to face off against the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Canon-McMillan will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Lebanon will be coming in after a loss.
Canon-McMillan will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Armstrong on Friday. Canon-McMillan came out on top against Armstrong by a score of 45-35. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Big Macs as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Evan Morris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Jansma, who threw for 238 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Canon-McMillan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Lebanon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Central Catholic, falling 59-7. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Vikings are ranked ninth).
Canon-McMillan's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Mt. Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Canon-McMillan beat Mt. Lebanon 41-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canon-McMillan 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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