After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last five contests, South Allegheny finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of the Steel Valley Ironmen. The matchup marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Ryan Cortes threw for 126 yards on 13 of 28 attempts.
Drew Cook was his top target, picking up 101 receiving yards. On the ground,
Cameron Epps rushed for 76 yards.
Leading Steel Valley to victory were Donald Barksdale and Da'Ron Barksdale. Donald gained 294 total yards and five touchdowns, while Da'Ron rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Da'Ron's longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards.
South Allegheny's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Steel Valley, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
South Allegheny didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 53-14 victory against Waynesburg Central on the 1st. As for Steel Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 49-28 win against Washington on the 1st.
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