The Mohawk Area Warriors will play host again on Friday to welcome the New Brighton Lions, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Mohawk Area will be strutting in after a victory while New Brighton will be coming in after a loss.
Mohawk Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Union Area at home to the tune of 41-14 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Mohawk Area's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sam List, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave List a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Cash Stratton, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mohawk Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for New Brighton's offense. They had to suffer through a 33-0 loss at the hands of Ellwood City. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Wolverine are ranked 150th).
Mohawk Area's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for New Brighton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Mohawk Area against New Brighton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-6 victory. In that match, Mohawk Area amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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